-Properties: Lifts the spirits Improves circulation Carminative Gentle bitter tonic

Uses: Depression Headaches assoc. with gastric upsets With chamomile for stress-related headaches Poor circulation Poor digestion, other liver concerns As a gargle for sore throats With horsetail for hair loss due to stress and worry As an infused oil for massage of limbs and aches and pains Improves quality and strength of hair Will restimulate hair growth after chemotherapy

This information derived from "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies"

-Isn't *that* the truth. I have always done well with Rosemary
*outside*! I grow it in pots :) I take it in for winter, and can keep it going just fine in a sunny window... until just before it's time to harden it off to go back outside! Then, it croaks on me. However, this year, I kept it sprayed with a liquid chlorophyl that I add to water... (it has mint in it, as well), kept them to the dry- side all winter, and am able to put six, (yes, *6*!) outside! I am so pleased... but I also had five really big ones that I wasn't able to bring inside, so I built a make-shift cold frame (using black trashbags filled with leaves, stacking them up as high as I could, w/o their toppling over, then adding the cover of a sheet :) It didn't win any beauty awards, but it certainly accomplished it's mission, as I have survivors, *all*!

Most of those I refer to are R. officionalis. As there are many varieties, not all are as hardy as others. In fact, some are only hardy to zone 8-9, and I am in zone 6, here in Tulsa. Rosemary has long been a favorite of mine and for many of the 20 years we've lived here, this (year) marks my greatest success with it. I think, that many years, as I've brought mine in, not realizing it, I've also brought spidermite in with it, tho I always spray for them, as well as other 'travelers', ... so I always try, as stated above, to keep everything well sprayed... An old wives tale says that only those who are the rulers of their house (bossy types :) successfully grow Rosemary inside. Before *this* spring, I wasn't surprised at my lack of success. But I really think it was spidermite :)