PLANTS OF SWEET MARJORAM - ORIGANUM MAJORANA
Culinary and aromatic plant with medicinal properties for egdes, rockery and pots. The leaves are used in cooking recipes to flavour dishes. The seeds are ingredients for sweets and confectionary. The essential oil is used to make aromatic soaps.
Very scented evergreen plant of almost 60cm with clustered lilac flowers from June to September. Litttle oval and green-greyish leaves. It prefers clay, fertile and well drained soils.
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| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Warm areas |
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| Flower colour | Purple |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Fragrant | Foliage |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Non hardy |
| Life cycle | Perennial |
| Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Cosmetic, Culinary, Edges, Essential Oil, Herbs garden, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Urban garden, Wild garden |
| Soil - Moisture | Dry |
| Soil - Ph | Neutral to alkaline |
| Soil - Type | Loam |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
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Easter 2026
This week we will only be shipping orders on Monday 30 March to ensure that orders arrive before bank holidays.
We will resume deliveries from Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The nursery will be open until Thursday 2 april. If you would like to collect your order or visit us we would be delighted to welecome you from 8 am to 2 pm.
Happy Easter !