{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "rosemary",
  "common_name": "Rosemary",
  "botanical_name": "Salvia rosmarinus",
  "family": "Lamiaceae",
  "summary": "Rosemary is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub that needs full sun, sharp drainage and light annual trimming, while established plants tolerate dry soil better than winter wet.",
  "categories": [
    "culinary herb",
    "perennial crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "upright shrub",
    "trailing"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Evergreen perennial shrub",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 7.5
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 20,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 30,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 45,
      "maximum_cm": 90
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 5,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Plant",
      "note": "Plant in a sunny, sheltered, freely draining position; protect pots in severe cold"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "January",
        "December"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-rosemary",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/herbs/rosemary/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "identity",
        "types",
        "site",
        "containers",
        "hardiness",
        "watering",
        "pruning",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-herbs-containers",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/herbs/containers",
      "supports": [
        "containers",
        "drainage",
        "overwintering"
      ]
    }
  ]
}