Oregano is the common name for common oregano/wild majoram, and in fact all majorams are from the genus Origanum. Common oregano has sweet aromatic oval leaves which have a better flavour when used dried than fresh.
Oregano produces beautiful mauve flowers that the bees & butterflies adore but if left to flower it will be at the expense of the flavour of the oregano leaves. The flowers are pretty & abundant so it is worth letting some go to flower. Planting oregano in your garden borders or veg patch will encourage the bees & butterflies to visit and help pollinate your crops.
Oregano is the smell of Italy – it's used on pizzas or in tomato sauces, but tastes great sprinkled on lamb before cooking or in casseroles/omelettes etc. It is a useful little herb growing to 45cm tall by 45cm wide.
It is a perennial and although it dies down with the first frosts, it will survive winter if given a little added protection from autumn mulching and will regrow next spring.
Approx 800 seeds per pack.
