🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌿 Greek Oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum
herbs
Perennial
Lamiaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Very Low
🗺️ Zones
5-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.5-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, poor
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
12-24 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion
🤝 Marigold
Universal companion
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone toxicity
📝 Growing Notes
The true culinary oregano. Intensely flavored. Small white flowers.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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