Rosemary Flowers »Properties & Uses of the Flower

Cold overwintering promotes rosemary bloom

The flowering time of rosemary is usually in the months of March to May, being some varieties however they still bloom in September. The flowers do not harm the spicy aroma of the leaves, so can the needles Harvest with confidence during the flowering period and use. To a strong summer cut the rosemary sometimes blooms a second time. All you have to do is cut out the faded stems. The plant then feels encouraged to flower again because it has faded because of the cut off parts do not develop seeds and therefore cannot mature.

Rosemary does not bloom - what to do

Some rosemary grows and grows - but never blooms. The lack of rosemary blossom is usually due to the winter being too warm - for example on the windowsill in the heated kitchen. Hibernate your rosemary either outdoors (if it is a hardy variety) or indoors under cold house conditions, d. H. at a maximum of 12 ° C. Rosemary needs a winter break and does not bloom again until the cold winter is followed by warmer spring temperatures.

Rosemary flowers are edible

Many only use the leaves of rosemary in the kitchen, but the delicate flowers are also edible. They taste best fresh from the bush, sprinkled directly over salads or desserts. Rosemary flowers are usually used as a decoration, but not directly for cooking.

Rosemary sorbet

This delicate sorbet is a wonderful accompaniment or intermediate course to fish or meat dishes.

• Mix one cup each of water and orange juice with one and a half cups of sugar and four tablespoons of rosemary.
• You can use both fresh or dried rosemary.
• Cook the mixture for about five minutes.
• Sieve off the mixture, the rosemary needles are quite hard.
• Now add a spoonful of honey, a cup of red wine and a cup of lime juice.
• Stir well.
• Let the mixture freeze in the ice cream maker or freezer.
• Sprinkle the finished sorbet with fresh rosemary flowers.

Harvest and preserve blossoms

There are several ways to use the flowers of the Preserving rosemary. Harvest the flowers either together with the whole branch or individually. Rosemary sprigs can be hung to dry in a warm, dark place, the individual flowers can be placed on the other hand, on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and slide it into the to dry at a maximum of 30 ° C Oven. The dried flowers should be stored in an airtight container. Alternatively, it can also be preserved in coarse sea salt.

Tips & Tricks

Rosemary flowers are a popular one Bee pasture. Since rosemary blooms quite early in the year at a time when bees, Bumblebees and butterflies sometimes have trouble finding food, so plant the herb especially for these hard-working, honey-gathering insects.

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