Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'

oregano

• Position: full sun
• Soil: tolerates most freely draining soils
• Flowering period: June to August
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Easily grown in most soils as long as it gets plenty of sun, this long-flowering perennial that makes a colourful edging plant for a mixed border, rockery or herb garden. Its compact form also makes it ideal for Throughout summer, small purple flowers open above the purple-flushed, green foliage, and they are surrounded by purplish-red bracts, which add to the colourful effect. Sadly, unlike many other oregano's this is not an edible form.
  
  
• Garden care: Cut back old flowered stems in spring.
  • Eventual Height: 0.6m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.6m
  Origanum 'Rosenkuppel' - oregano purple-flushed foliage

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