DESCRIPTION

Rosemary is a perennial shrub in the mint family that is native to the Mediterranean. Its Latin name, from the words ros and marinus, translates as “dew of the sea,” and it thrives in coastal Mediterranean regions. It is an ancient herb, known for its medicinal as well as culinary uses since early times. Many
myths and legends, some religious, have been associated with rosemary, and in Hamlet, Ophelia utters the words, “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance,” a sentiment that has been widely repeated.