Introduced from Europe, it now thrives in most temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Clover is thought to bring good luck, and its nectar is so deep in the flower that it is only pollinated by bumblebees. A hardy perennial grown for its fleshy, tart, and highly acidic leafstalks. China, India, Pakistan, or Nepal. The rosemary bush has a stem usually around three feet but sometimes up to seven feet tall, and linear leaves about 0.4 inch long resembling curved pine needles, dark green and shiny above, white beneath, and with margins rolled back onto the underface.
Rosemary leaves have a tealike fragrance and a pungent, slightly bitter taste.
The flowers are bluish, in small axillary clusters. Bees are particularly fond of this plant. Native to the Mediterranean region, it has been naturalized throughout Europe and temperate America and widely grown in gardens in the warmer parts of the U.S. and in Great Britain. Mainly used as a spice and food flavoring. Rosemary can be consumed internally as a tea, or externally as an astringent.