Oregano 'True Greek'
Origanum vulgare
Flavoring for tomato dishes, meat, poultry and pork stuffings; vegetables and sauces, etc.
Greek Oregano is one very spicy herb. It's parent Origanum vulgaris, a culinary zero, is often commercially grown and offered as Greek Oregano. O. vulgaris, often known as Wild Marjoram, is an extremely invasive plant with a pink flower. Origanum vulgaris hirtum is the true Greek Oregano with flavor so intense it numbs the end of your tongue when fresh, and like all culinary oreganos, the flower of Greek Oregano is white.
- Height: 12-16"
- Space: 18"
- A light sprinkling over a green salad before dressing it is a tasty enhancement.