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Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'

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Mat forming; greenish- yellow leaves; sunny and dry spot. This plant grows to about 30 cm. The flower colour is lilac-pink. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is July - September.

Family : Lamiaceae

© first picture : Garden Picture - the large professional photo archive

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 30 and 50 cm
width approx : between 10 and 20 cm
quantity per m2 : 9
flower colour : pink
leaf colour : yellow
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 2 and 3 cm
edibility : the leaves are edible
scent : flowers scented lightly
flowering period : july - september
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop