Origanum onites Cretan Oregano or Rhigani or Pot Marjoram

Origanum onites Cretan Oregan, Rhigani, Pot Marjoram

Cretan Oregano flowers close up

Unopened Flower Heads of Cretan Oregano



	Are your taste buds tired and run down? Wake them up with this reveille of flavor. Cretan Oregano has the flavor of imported Italian Oregano, the taste you find on Pizza from a good Italian restaurant. Use it sparingly at first; it is very strong. Like most Oregano, Cretan Oregano is easy to grow. The most common problem with growing Oregano is that at some point midway through the growing season the plant becomes woody, and tough and the flavor becomes bitter. Either cut the entire plant back close to the ground and a new flush of fresh foliage will appear in a couple of weeks, or wait until the flower heads have formed and use these. It's a good idea to have at least 2 Oregano plants so you can cut one back and still have one to use fresh. Cretan Oregano is one of the six plants included in our Gourmet Herb Garden Six Pack. Is your area colder than Zone 8? Then plant Cretan Oregano in one of our 15 inch Terra Roma Square Planters and bring it in for the winter!

Cultural Information

Height: 18 Inches

Hardiness: Perennial
in Zones 8-11

Flower Color: White

Characteristics: Full Sun,
Herbaceous

Uses: Culinary,
Dried Flower Heads

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