Dave Hill wrote:
Looking through the Plantfinder there are
R. officinalis angustissimus Corsicus Prostratus
R. officinalis angustissimus Prostratus group

I've only had a quick google, but the following seems to suggest that
"prostrate" rosemary is not like the American "Irene". It appears to be
more a dwarf rosemary, rather than a creeping/tumbling groundcover
variety.

See:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plant...es/10527.shtml

Sacha, am looking forward to hearing the results of your email to the
States. Maybe Irene emerged only recently?

Eddy.