Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Ground coverSecondary
Production
A tough, spreading culinary herb that carpets dry ground, feeds pollinators and suppresses weeds — best flavour on lean, sunny soil.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -20°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Hardy culinary ground cover for dry sunny banks; cut back after flowering to refresh growth and prevent woodiness.
Watch out for
Spreads by seed and runners on disturbed or fertile ground and can naturalise; flavour is best where soil stays poor and dry.
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