Origanum dictamnus
Cretan dittany
Oregano is, to many people, the taste of the Mediterranean! A hardy, easy to grow, herb. Cretan dittany sports tiny rose-pink flowers surrounded by brighter purple-pink bracts which add a splash of colour to the plant in summer and autumn.
Contributed by @tal2lifshitz
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Cretan dittany
Latin name
Origanum dictamnus
type
Herb
family
Lamiaceae
ph
6.0 - 9.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.15 M
Origanum dictamnus
Oregano is, to many people, the taste of the Mediterranean! A hardy, easy to grow, herb. Cretan dittany sports tiny rose-pink flowers surrounded by brighter purple-pink bracts which add a splash of colour to the plant in summer and autumn.
Propagating by seed
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Oregano seed is very fine, so mix it with sand to make it easier to handle. Sow the seed in plug-trays from mid Spring indoors, or from early Summer outdoors. Oregano seeds need a temperature of around 15 deg. C to germinate, so some heat may be required.
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Propagating oregano by cuttings is very easy -you can really just break a piece of and stick it in the soil, and chances are it will grow! The proper way is to take several cuttings 3"-4".Remove the leaves from the lower 2", and place the cuttings around the edge of a pot of compost. Water.
Planting
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Plant out seedlings when they are around 4" high. Plant into free-draining soil in sun, or partial sun
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