Flower for the Day Rosemary 5-15-26

Each year we have a new rosemary (Salvis rosmarinas) plant. It is a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae). Rosemary is shrub with very fragrant , evergreen, needle-like leaves. The fresh or dried leaves can be used for food flavoring.  Rosemary flowers in late spring. The branches are dotted with groups of 2 to 3 flowers down their length.   Time has an end, they say Sea-walls are worn away By wind and the sea spray, Not the herb, rosemary Queens have died, I am told Faded the cloth of gold No Caeser half so bold As the herb, rosemary Rooted within the grave Spreading to heaven, save Us by the grace He gave To the herb, rosemary. Aubrey de Vere. 1814--1902