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Oregano is a woody perennial plant, growing 20–80 cm (8–31 in) tall, with opposite leaves1–4 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. The flowers which can be white, pink or light purple, are 3–4 mm ( 1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 16 in) long, and produced in erect spikes in summer.
Origanum rotundifolium, the round-leaved oregano, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, [1] native to Turkey, Armenia and Georgia.It is a small woody-based perennial or subshrub growing to 10–30 cm (4–12 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, with strongly aromatic leaves, and loose clusters of pink flowers with hop-like pale green bracts, throughout the summer.
Origanum (/ oʊ ˈ r ɪ ɡ ə n ə m / oh-RIG-ə-nəm [3]) is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants and subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where they are found in open or mountainous habitats. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America ...
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Origanum libanoticum (Lebanese oregano, hopflower oregano, cascading hopflower oregano, ornamental oregano or cascading oregano) [2] [3] is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the mountains of Lebanon and Syria. [4]
Origanum dictamnus is a many branched plant with discoid to ovate, grey-green leaves that are sited in pairs opposite each other. The slender arching stems and lanate leaves are covered in a velvety white down and are 13–25 mm in size. The flowers are pale pink to purple and have a deep lilac corolla with many deep pink coloured overlapping ...
"Perennial herbs like oregano, chives, thyme, and lemon balm can be cut back to about four to six inches above the ground after the first frost or in late fall," says Ghafari.
It is a perennial common in southern Europe and north to Sweden in dry copses and on hedge-banks, with many stout stems 30–80 centimetres (12–31 in) high, bearing short-stalked, somewhat ovate leaves and clusters of purple flowers. It has a stronger flavor than marjoram. Pot marjoram or Cretan oregano has similar uses to marjoram.