ORIGANUM ROTUNDIFOLIUM~KENT BEAUTY~ORNAMENTAL OREGANO PLANT HARDY PERENNIAL HERB
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Culture
Easily grown in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Does very well in gritty, sandy loams. Good heat and drought tolerance. Best to shear plants back regularly before flowering to keep the planting tidy and to promote new growth.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Origanum is a genus of about 20 species
of herbaceous perennials and deciduous and evergreen sub-shrubs. They
are native to the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia. Some are used as
culinary herbs.
Genus name probably comes from the Greek words oros meaning "mountain" and gamos
meaning "beauty" in reference to the physical appearance of this plant
which is sometimes native of mountain areas where it is appropriately
referred to as "beauty of the mountain".
‘Kent Beauty’ is a hybrid ornamental oregano (O. rotundifolium x O. scabrum)
that is grown primarily for its attractive flowers and foliage. This
is a bushy, trailing plant (to 10” tall) with wiry stems densely
covered with small, oval, silver-veined, glaucous leaves (to 3/4” long).
Unique, drooping, pink-bracted, hop-like flowers bloom in whorls from
summer to fall. Although the foliage is aromatic, it is not of the
pungency and quality expected for culinary oreganos and is usually not
used in cooking. Bracted-flowers may be dried for use in dried flower
arrangements.
Uses
Rock gardens or well-draining border edges. Suitable for use in containers, window boxes, or hanging baskets. Excellent cut flower for dried arrangements.
