Oregano
Formats
Aromatic herbs known for its culinary use and medicinal properties. Excellent for edges, rockery and pots. Flavours and preserves a great number of dishes and drinks. It is also antispasmodic against difficult digestions and stomach aches. Once brewed it will be efficient -for external use- only to heal injuries and wounds.
Small plant up to 45 cm. Very small, white-pinkish flowers in spike, from March to Septembre. Deciduous, very scented and oval soft leaves.
It grows on well-drained, poor and rockery soils.
Direct sowing in spring. All year indoor.
Use
Edges, Cosmetic, Culinary, Spices, Medicinal
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Description
Culinary and medicinal plant.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White |
|---|---|
| Flowering period | Spring-Summer |
Botanical information
| Botanical name | Origanum vulgare |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | Spring, All year |
|---|---|
| Harvest period | All year |
| Average germination (%) | 70 |
| Seeds per gram | 12.500 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Edges, Cosmetic, Culinary, Spices, Medicinal |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Neutral to alkaline |
| Soil type | Loam |
| Soil moisture | Dry |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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