When dry, you can leave the sprigs whole or strip the leaves from the stem, and store in an airtight container. Rosemary generally has few pest problems, although it can be attacked by aphids, spider mites, mealybugs or scales. Root rot and botrytis are the most common disease problems. The biggest cause of plant decline and death is overwatering. There are many different cultivars of rosemary, including both prostrate and upright forms.
Flower color can be blue, pink and white.
The aromatic oil is added to soaps, creams, lotions, perfumes, and toilet waters. The leaves can be used in sachets and potpourris, as well as in herbal baths, facial steams, hair rinses, and dyes. Rosemary is used as an astringent and cleanser in bath and beauty products. Rosemary water is often called Hungary water since one of the Queens of Hungary was said to bathe in rosemary water everyday, and that she was so beautiful even in old age that she was asked for her hand in marriage at the age of 75. Long included in herbalists' stores, rosemary is used as an antiseptic and astringent.