Description
A richly aromatic oregano which is a very useful and robust plant to grow. This is herb for all your favourite Greek dishes. It grows well in containers or in a herb bed, producing lots of leafy growth followed by a tonne of bee-loved flowers. The blooms make a lovely scented addition to garden posies.
This is a perennial herb which you can expect a smaller harvest from in the first year. It will bulk out over the next few years. Cut back old growth in early spring to encourage new soft growth.
Sow: March - April (at around 18C)
Plant: 30cm apart in May
Kitchen: The it herb for greek, mexican and italian dishes. Pairs with fats (eggs, yogurt, halloumi, soft cheese, parmesan), aromatics (basil, parsley, chives, mint, thyme), spicy (chili), acid (white wine, red wine vinegar)
~0.1g/1000 seeds
Germ 76% Jul 25
