ANZAC Rosemary Herb plants Gallipoli Rosmarinus officinalis ground cover

Grown from cuttings tracing back to the sprig a soldier brought back from Gallipoli in 1915
*See further down below.

Popular blue flowering ground cover aromatic herbs that are hardy, grow in frost prone and coastal areas,

If you buy 5 or more, you will receive $1.00 off per plant!

Not for Western Australia, Northern Territory or Tasmania

The plants you will receive will be in 50mm x 70mm pots, will be multi-branched, will be 10-20cm tall, will have established roots and will be ready to plant into your garden.

You will receive 1:

Gallipoli Rosemary 

Handle quite dry regions when established. 

Great for borders, rockeries, low hedging, pots, cascading plants, mass or scattered plantings. 

Planted around Australia in many war memorial and gardens in commeration of the men who fought and often died fighting for our freedom in Turkey over 100 years ago

They will give many years of rememberance, colour and culinary delight.

I have seen them used to great effect in many gardens due to their durability and low mainenance once established.

These plants have many herbal and culinary uses recognised and recorded throughout history.

Able to withstand full sun to semi-shade.

Its multi-toned glossy foliage is a great feature or contrast in the informal garden.

The fresh quality of newly cut rosemary makes it a great addition to the garden.

It can be trimmed regularly to suit your needs or left to run into its natural shape.

Grows well in gardens, pots, hedge, bonsai, topiary, a single or multiple plantings.

Height: Approx 1 metre
Width Approx 2 metres

A trim after flowering is great to help shape your shrubs and to prevent woodiness.

*“Links with Gallipoli

More than 50,000 Australians served in the Gallipoli Campaign, and more than 8,700 of them lost their lives. After Gallipoli, many of the original Anzacs served in Europe on the Western Front, and some served again in World War II.

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) grows wild on the Gallipoli peninsula. Its native distribution is in the Mediterranean region, Portugal and Spain.

During World War I, a hospital in Daw Park, South Australia, was operating as Keswick Military Hospital. In the 1980s, a gardener at the hospital recalled the history of the rosemary on the grounds. The gardener told David Lawry OAM that a wounded soldier repatriated to South Australia in 1915 brought with him a cutting of rosemary from Gallipoli. The sprig was planted and later propagated. Cuttings from the hospital gardens were sent to nurseries throughout Australia to support Avenues of Honour”.

DVA (Department of Veterans' Affairs) (2025 ), Rosemary as a symbol of commemoration in Australia, DVA Anzac Portal, accessed 13 September 2025,
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/commemoration/symbols/rosemary

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