Herb
Pink Rosemary
C tier
Pink rosemary blooms in soft pink rather than blue—same needle leaf and culinary resin, different floral show. Flavour is standard rosemary; the novelty is colour in the herb garden. Cook identically to common rosemary. Flowers make pretty garnishes on savoury plates.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Flower GarnishFreshOilRoast
Traits
Classic Leaf FlavourCulinary TrueOrnamental EdiblePink BloomPink FlowerSpecialty Colour
History
Pink-flowered rosemary sports were preserved in Mediterranean garden collections.
Nurseries offered pink rosemary as an ornamental culinary variant.
Chefs used pink rosemary blossoms as edible garnish.
Pink rosemary remained a specialty colour form in herb catalogues.