Genus: Origanum
Oregano or marjoram is a familiar herb often used to season tomato dishes, roasted meat and vegetables – as well as lots of pizza!
The genus is made up of about 20 species, many of which are attractive to bees and and other insects. Some types of origanum have been bred to have larger pink flowers with a look of hops – look out for Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’.
Culinary oregano or margoram can be dried by hanging bunches of cut stems somewhere dry. Store them whole in a jar in the dark and strip off some leaves when you need them.
Origanum photos
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By Sarah65
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By blodyn
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Species of Origanum
Members growing plants in this genus
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30 plants
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580 plants
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40 plants
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16 plants
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150 plants
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199 plants
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35 plants
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7 plants
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5 plants
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69 plants
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18 plants
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Comments:
23 Jul, 2008
Yes now that I've seen the earlier photo I remember.
I must have thought it was wood because you called it an "oregano staircase".
I know your question about the time was for Irish but when I wrote the first comment it was about 11 pm here , so what was it with you ?
It's 7.30 am here now
On photo - Oregano steps
23 Jul, 2008
Yes, they fill in completely. Frustrates the meter reader who doesn't like walking to the second stairs. What are you doing up at this time of the morning??
On photo - Oregano steps
23 Jul, 2008
oh wow, what a difference, the first pic was taken in may yeah?
On photo - Oregano steps
23 Jul, 2008
Nope, they're concrete, check back to my early photos and you can see them before the oregano went crazy.
On photo - Oregano steps
22 Jul, 2008
i cant see them ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol should i book a trip to spec savers sarah
On photo - Oregano steps
8 Mar, 2008
Man, I wish I could get this to look that lush for me !!
On photo - Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
3 Sep, 2007
Could be a natural die back,cut it off at the base and hope it will regenerate, plants do have a life span, I find.
On question - Marjoram Concerns
Joined 15 Apr, 2008
King/Washington
23 Jul, 2008
I am 8 hours behind you all on the other side of the pond so when Irish replied at 9:30pm my time I was wondering. My mother and husband agree that saying staircase was misleading so I changed the photo's title.
On photo - Oregano steps