Oregano

Ornamental Features:

Oregano's tiny fragrant round leaves remain green in colour throughout the year. It features tiny pink trumpet-shaped flowers in mid summer. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Oregano is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Oregano is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Herb Gardens
• Container Planting
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Border Edging

Plant Characteristics:

Oregano will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years.

This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by seed.

This species is not originally from North America.