Salvia rosmarinus 'Margaret Sarah

SYN: 'Sarah's White'


Common name(s): Rosemary, Margaret Sarah


Description: evergreen shrub; the best of the white-flowering cultivars as judged by the Royal Horticultural Society of the U.K. in their 2021 rosemary trials. Neat and bushy upright growth and elegant white flowers in autumn and winter.


Height: to 3 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: Origin is listed as Bernard Sparkes of Wye College in Kent England (The Big Book of Herbs, 2000)