Origanum vulgare 'Gentle Breeze'
Oregano 'Gentle Breeze', Origanum laevigatum 'Gentle Breeze', Smooth oregano 'Gentle Breeze', Origanum vulgare 'All120506'
Origanum Origanum
'Gentle Breeze' _ 'Gentle Breeze' is an upright, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with rounded to ovate, finely hairy, edible, grey-green leaves and whorls of tiny, two-lipped, lilac-pink flowers from summer to early autumn.
Origanum vulgare 'Gentle Breeze' is: Deciduous
Foliage is aromatic, preferred by some chefs over Origanum marjorana (Sweet marjoram).
Cushion or Mound Forming
White, Purple-pink in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Leafhoppers Leafhoppers
Generally disease-free.
Cut back spent flower stems in early spring. If growing for culinary use, remove flower stems before flowers open to encourage leaf production.
Division, Stem tip cuttings
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Origanum vulgare 'Gentle Breeze' (Oregano 'Gentle Breeze') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Containers, Beds and borders, Add to salads, Flavouring food and drinks, Mediterranean, Rock, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in well-drained, preferablye alkaline soil in a sunny position.
Chalky, Loamy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Origanum vulgare 'Gentle Breeze'
Oregano 'Gentle Breeze', Origanum laevigatum 'Gentle Breeze', Smooth oregano 'Gentle Breeze', Origanum vulgare 'All120506'
Origanum Origanum
'Gentle Breeze' _ 'Gentle Breeze' is an upright, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with rounded to ovate, finely hairy, edible, grey-green leaves and whorls of tiny, two-lipped, lilac-pink flowers from summer to early autumn.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Foliage is aromatic, preferred by some chefs over Origanum marjorana (Sweet marjoram).
Cushion or Mound Forming
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White, Purple-pink in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back spent flower stems in early spring. If growing for culinary use, remove flower stems before flowers open to encourage leaf production.
Division, Stem tip cuttings
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Origanum vulgare 'Gentle Breeze' (Oregano 'Gentle Breeze') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Containers, Beds and borders, Add to salads, Flavouring food and drinks, Mediterranean, Rock, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in well-drained, preferablye alkaline soil in a sunny position.
Chalky, Loamy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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