One of the many varieties of oregano! What sets it apart from the rest is its high proportion of essential oils, keys to giving much more flavor to your dishes! Very easy to grow for borders, rockeries and in pots.
The leaves are widely used in the kitchen to flavor dishes. The seeds are used in the manufacture of confectionery products and candies. The essential oil is used in the manufacture of aromatic soaps. With many medicinal properties.
Very fragrant evergreen to just 60cm with clusters of small white flowers from June to September. Small, ovate-lanceolate, dark green leaves.
Direct sowing in spring for outdoors and throughout the year indoors.
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
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Average germination (%) | 70 |
Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Warm areas |
Flower colour | White |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Foliage color | Green |
Fragrant | The whole plant |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15ºC) |
Plant use | Cosmetic, Creeper, Culinary, Edges, Erosion control, Essential Oil, Flowerbeds, Gravel Garden, Herbs garden, Medicinal |
Seeds per gram | 5.000 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry, Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | Neutral to alkaline |
Soil - Type | Chalk, Fertile, Loam |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |