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Origanum vulgare

 
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Origanum vulgare - penrhudd, oregano, wild marjoram, English marjoram, wintersweet, pot marjoram
Image: Green, Carly - NBGW
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Common name: penrhudd, oregano, wild marjoram, English marjoram, wintersweet, pot marjoram
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Distribution: Africa, Asia, Europe
Hardiness: (H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)
Life form: Deciduous perennial • Parhaol lluosflwydd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Origanum (or-RI-ga-num): Joy-of-the-mountain.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: vulgare (vul-GAIR-ee): Usual, of the crowd, common, vulgar.
Description: A bushy, woody-based perennial with small, aromatic, ovate leaves and panicle-like clusters of small pink flowers in summer and early autumn.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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