Origanum vulgare
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- oh-rih-GAY-num vul-GAR-ay
- Description
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Flavoring for tomato dishes, meat, poultry, and pork stuffings; vegetables, sauces, etc.
Flowers have a pungent, spicy flavor, but are milder than the leaves.
VIDEO Created by Laura Barth for "Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden Herb & Flower Cottage Garden
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Origanum
- Species:
- vulgare
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Leaf Cutting
- Root Cutting
- Seed
- Edibility:
- Leaves and flowers for tea, flavoring
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Herb
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Flowers:
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fragrant
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Leaves:
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fragrant
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
