Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'
(Golden Oregano)
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 30cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Low-growing Perennial with a spreading habit. Attractive, bright golden yellow leaves are small, aromatic and ovate in shape. The leaves fade to green in late summer. Small, pale pink, tubular flowers with purple calyces are produced in panicles from midsummer into early autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Additional common name - Golden Wild Marjoram
Flower:
Small, pale pink, tubular flowers with purple calyces are produced in panicles from July into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Small, aromatic leaves are golden yellow and ovate in shape. The leaves turn to green in late summer and are arranged in opposite pairs on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in bright light (sheltered from strong sunlight to avoid scorching) in well drained soil.