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This Greek oregano has green and white creamy variegated foliage. Grows to about a 12" height, slowly spreading into a groundcover. It likes full sun to partial shade, is cold hardy to minus thirty. It dies to the ground in colder areas, but leaps back to life in spring. Very low water requirement and can adapt to conditions that are dry or moist, with rich or poor soil, & even does well in coastal gardens that experience salt mist, or high winds. White flowers appear July through September. Self-seeds August through October. Origanum vulgare is a basic herb in Mediterranean cookery, can also be used in herb tea. Repells ants and is sometimes grown at the edge of a vegetable garden to discourage unwanted insects.
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