Origanum vulgare (Oregano) after I brought it home on 5-20-17, #331-14.
Oregano, Wild Marjoram
Origanum vulgare
or-RI-ga-num vul-GAIR-ee
Synonyms of Origanum vulgare (2) (Updated on 12-20-23 from Plants of the World Online): Origanum floridum Salisb., Thymus origanum Kuntze
Origanum vulgare L. is the accepted scientific name for this species. The genus and species were named and described as such by Carl von Linnaeus in the second volume of the first edition of Species Plantarum in 1753. The genus was first named and described by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort and Linnaeus gave him the credit and possibly used his description.
Infraspecific names of Origanum vulgare (6) (Updated on 12-20-23): Origanum vulgare subsp. glandulosum (Desf.) Ietsw., Origanum vulgare subsp. gracile (K.Koch) Ietsw., Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum (Link) A.Terracc., Origanum vulgare subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Ietsw., Origanum vulgare subsp. viridulum (Martrin-Donos) Nyman, *Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare (autonym). When an infraspecific taxon is named, an autonym (“type-specimen”) is automatically generated whose description is closest to the (original) species. All have their own list of synonyms.
As of 12-20-23 when this page was last updated, Plants of the World Online lists 44 species in the Origanum genus. It is a member of the plant family Lamiaceae with 232 genera. Those numbers could change as updates are made on POWO.
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Origanum vulgare (Oregano) on 6-5-17, #341-11.
I brought this Oregano home from a local garden club’s annual plant sale on May 20, 2017. I planted it in the new corner bed on the southeast corner of the house between the Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) and Lamb’s Ears (Stachys byzantina). Later I transplanted several Marigold ‘Brocade’ among them which later all but took over.
I always like planting scented-leaved plants in flower beds and usually run my hands through their leaves when I am weeding and taking photos. It is kind of strange how the scent of Oregano always reminds me of the scent of pencil lead.
Origanum vulgare (Oregano) on 6-24-17, #349-63.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Family: Lamiaceae.
Origin: Europe and Asia.
Zones: USDA Zones 4a-9b (-10 to 25° F).
Size: 12-36”.
Light: Sun to part shade.
Soil: Well-drained.
Water: Average. Drought tolerant once established.
Origanum vulgare (Oregano) flowers on 7-19-17, #357-58.
There is a lot of information online about the many uses and benefits of Oregano. You can check out the links below for further reading.
This plant is supposed to be perennial in our zone, so we shall see if returns in the spring of 2018. If it returns, I will add more photos and information. If not, maybe I will find another one at the garden club’s plant sale again.
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