Rosemary is a dicotyledonous plant, Labiatae, rosemary genus of plants, common propagation methods are seed propagation, cuttings propagation, compression propagation, most of the compression propagation.

The varieties of rosemary are: erect white-flowered rosemary, creeping rosemary, Australian rosemary, needle-leaved rosemary, erect pink-flowered rosemary, spotted-leaved rosemary, newspaper rosemary, golden rosemary, erect narrow-leaved rosemary, erect broad-leaved Rex rosemary, blue child rosemary and so on.

Rosemary breeding method

Rosemary like cool and dry, sunny environment, the choice of pots is very important, unglazed tiled pots breathability, drainage is the best, the diameter of the pot in about 20 centimeters can be too large, if it is not good to control the amount of watering, and in addition to the slow growth of rosemary, pots are not too large.

Rosemary is a hardy plant, can tolerate the environment of minus 5 degrees, the south can be outdoor overwintering, but in the cold regions or need to do a good job of warming measures, summer temperatures are high, to ventilate the cooling, to promote its growth, suitable for planting in a well-drained, sandy soil rich in organic matter, can be placed in the sunny place throughout the year to maintain.

Watering

Rosemary summer maintenance should be diligent watering, do not water at noon, once in the morning and once in the morning, the other seasons can be spaced out 5-6 days to water once, generally according to the dryness and humidity of the soil watering, if it is dry and white need to water.

Fertilizing method

Rosemary does not need much fertilizer, probably two or three times a year is enough, along the edge of the pot to apply rotted organic fertilizer, pay attention to the thin fertilizer diligently, each time the amount does not need to be too much, the concentration should not be too high.

Pruning method

Rosemary planting interval of three months can be pruned, each pruning should not be more than half of the length of the branch, during the growth of the need to timely pruning of dense, overlapping branches and leaves, to increase the plant's ventilation as well as light penetration, but also to increase the overall ornamental, does not appear to be cluttered.

Rosemary breeding notes

First time to raise rosemary should pay attention to, summer water evaporation, although the need for more watering, but not watering, the plant can be applied after the flowering of some dilute fertilizer, but it is best not to use fertilizers, home maintenance, you can also pour a little fermented rice water.