Hairy Pot Oregano Gold Tipped

Oregano Gold Tipped

£6.50

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Features

notes
A bushy variety of Oregano with attractive golden tipped leaves and clusters of pink flowers in late summer. This bushy, woody based perennial is a favourite in Italian cuisine, with the pungent leaves, fresh or dry, used in pizza toppings, sauces, stews and pasta.  
Insights

Grown in peat free compost in a biodegradable pot made from waste coir and natural latex. Remove plant from pot or cut/tear away some of the coir if the plant is well rooted and hard to remove.

Details
  • Flowers: July- September
Planting
  • Moist, well-drained soil
  • South, West or East aspect
  • Full sun
Care
  • Pop the discarded coir pot in the green bin, leave out for birds to use for nesting, use as mulch or add to compost heap
  • The herb will die back in the autumn but will reappear with new growth in spring
  • Coir pots are supplied by one specific village producer in Sri Lanka. They have built a school, old people's home and extension to the local medical centre over the years from the proceeds of coir pot production
Scent

Aromatic

Kitchen Garden