Origanum

(Oregano) Vulgare

Picture a sunny border in July, humming with bees around soft pink flower clusters above fragrant, deep green leaves. That's oregano, the herb you know from your pizza, and it looks just as good in a flower bed as in the kitchen. It grows to about 50 cm tall and 40 cm wide, so give it a little room to spread. For a full, buzzing border, plan on 4-5 per square metre, or tuck one into a pot on the patio. Bees and butterflies adore the summer blooms, so this green friend earns its place in a wildlife border as much as in your herb patch. Seasonal changes may affect whether it arrives with flowers.

Give it a spot in full sun: oregano develops its best flavour and scent where it gets properly warm. It likes well-draining, even rather poor soil, and soggy roots are the one thing it really dislikes. Water young plants regularly till they settle in, after that only in dry spells, and a bit more often in pots, which dry out faster. Cut it back by half in early spring to keep it compact and bushy, and trim again after flowering if you'd like fresh leaves. It's fully hardy, so it can stay outside all winter, just place a pot where rain can't leave it sitting wet.

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We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.