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

  • Oregano steps (Origanum vulgare (Oregano))
    By Sarah65
  • Origanum 'Herrenhausen' and friend. (Origanum)
    By spritzhe..
  • Oregano (Origanum vulgare (Oregano))
    By blodyn
  • Origanum vulgare (Origanum vulgare)
    By spritzhe..
  • Oregano stairs (Origanum vulgare (Oregano))
    By Sarah65
  • oragono (Origanum vulgare)
    By sandygrove
  • Origanum 'Herrenhausen' (Origanum)
    By spritzhe..
  • Butterfly on the origanum (Origanum vulgare)
    By spritzhe..
  • Origanum 'Kent Beauty' (Origanum 'Kent Beauty')
    By spritzhe..
  • Origanum vulgare (Origanum vulgare)
    By spritzhe..

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Species of Origanum

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Comments:

Sarah65
Sarah65

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

irish
Irish

23 Jul, 2008

 

couldnt sleep sarah lol

On photo - Oregano steps

blodyn
Blodyn

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

Sarah65
Sarah65

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

irish
Irish

23 Jul, 2008

 

oh wow, what a difference, the first pic was taken in may yeah?

On photo - Oregano steps

Sarah65
Sarah65

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

irish
Irish

22 Jul, 2008

 

i cant see them ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol should i book a trip to spec savers sarah

On photo - Oregano steps

blodyn
Blodyn

22 Jul, 2008

 

I think I notice something like a wooden step ?

On photo - Oregano steps

jacque
Jacque

30 Jun, 2008

 

What a Fantastic Colour Green Blodyn :)

On photo - Oregano

blodyn
Blodyn

30 Jun, 2008

 

I have much more than this. There's too much really.

On photo - Oregano

irish
Irish

30 Jun, 2008

 

wow you could sell to a resturant, theres so much there

On photo - Oregano

amy
Amy

30 Jun, 2008

 

My favourite herb

On photo - Oregano

popeymike
Popeymike

30 Jun, 2008

 

......And lots of it!

On photo - Oregano

amy
Amy

24 Jun, 2008

 

I love the smell

On photo - Origanum vulgare

Xela
Xela

24 May, 2008

 

Very effective :-)

On photo - Oregano stairs

brlpr2008
Brlpr2008

21 May, 2008

 

Sooooooo very nice.......make use of every space......smiles

On photo - Oregano stairs

irish
Irish

21 May, 2008

 

good idea sarah, im growing oregano this yr,, mmm lovely

On photo - Oregano stairs

flcrazy
Flcrazy

8 Mar, 2008

 

Man, I wish I could get this to look that lush for me !!

Wyeboy
Wyeboy

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

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