Oregano adalah salah satu jenis herba yang banyak ditambahkan pada masakan untuk menambah aroma dan citarasa pada masakan. Tinggi tanaman sekitar 8 hingga 30 inci (20 hingga 80 cm). Bunga mungil dan berwarna putih sementara daunnya berwarna hijau gelap hingga hijau pucat, berbentuk bulat dan terkadang berbulu. Aromatik.
Height: 8 to 30 inches (20 to 80 cm). Growing Region: Zones 2 to 9 Flowers: Summer. Flower Details: White. Tiny. Spikes Foliage: Glossy green. Dark to pale green. Greyish. Ovate. Rounded. Sometimes hairy. Aromatic.
Sow Outdoors: Cover seed. A few weeks after the last frost; temperature should not drop below 46F (8C). Spacing 6 to 24 inches (15 to 60 cm).
Sow Indoors: Germination time: one to two weeks. Temperature 60F (15C). Seven or eight weeks in advance. Transplant outdoors a few weeks after the last frost.
Requirements: Full sunlight. Good drainage. Soil pH 6 to 8.5. Can survive in dry soils. Pinch tips. Spring feed. Harvest stems before flowering occurs. Propagate: dividing or cuttings in the spring.