Welsh Rhosmari Seeds: Rosemary / Rosmarinus Officinalis

Illustrated pack of rosemary seeds, featuring Welsh plant names and folklore, to sow, grow, eat, drink, and enjoy. Made in Pembrokeshire with organic seeds.

A symbol of friendship and remembrance, in Medieval Wales, rosemary was an important herb to the Physicians of Myddfai, who advised placing the flowers or leaves ‘under your head in bed, and you will not be troubled with disagreeable dreams, or oppressed with anxiety of the mind’. Welsh folklore says that placing rosemary by the front door prevented snakes from entering the house, as well as keeping witches away.

seeds: sow into seed compost in trays, pots or directly into earth.

plant: hardy perennial shrub with woody stems, can grow to six feet with aromatic needle-shaped leaves.