Salvia rosmarinus 'Maltese White'


Common name(s): Rosemary, Maltese White


Description: evergreen shrub; a seldom-offered selection of white-flowering rosemary with gray-green foliage and silver-white stems. 


Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.


Position: full sun and well-draining soil


Uses: culinary, medicine, cosmetics, landscaping


Winter Hardiness: to 10 F and below


Drought: Adapted to 4 months of summer drought

Notes: our original stock was purchased from Digging Dog Nursery who introduced it to the U.S. from stock purchased at Bob Brown’s Cotswold Nursery in England. There is not much literature on this particular cultivar but we assume it was collected from the island of Malta.