Origanum dictamnus
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Origanum dictamnus, Cretan Oregano
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Origanum
The tiny pink tubular flowers are surrounded by grey green bracts that turn to pink/purple/ rust colour with maturity. Highly aromatic, round, grey green leaves are covered in soft white woolly down. Culinary; the leaves go well with tomatoes, lamb and stuffed vine leaves.
Want to learn more? Read Jekka’s Guide to Oregano.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H4 (-5 to -10C)
• Type: Evergreen sub Shrub
• Height: 15cm
• Spread: 40cm
Cretan Oregano can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Loam, Chalk, Sand, Free Draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: Pink
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: Do not take medicinally during pregnancy. Do not take the essential oil internally.
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: N/A
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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