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ROSEMARY ESSENTIAL OIL In-Depth – Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), also known as compass plant, is a bushy evergreen shrub with small blue flowers and rather stiff branches covered with highly aromatic, needle-like foliage. Native to the Mediterranean region, this versatile plant is familiar to cooks, gardeners and herbalists around the world. The genus Rosmarinus contains two to five species, depending on which botanists you ask. Fortunately, we don’t need to…