Botanical Name: Origanum libanoticum
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Common Name: Cascading Ornamental Oregano  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Green, Pink, White, Multi-Colored

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: GardenSoft
  • Description

  • Notes

Though not an oregano for culinary use, this cascading form has such unusual flowers, you'll want to grow it anyway! In mid-summer, wiry stems emerge above the dense mound of blue-green, finely textured foliage, and are covered with paper-lantern-like flowers that are tipped in pink. The flowers form a lovely cascade, and so plant it at the top of a wall or in a raised planter to take advantage of the full effect. It grows about 18 inches tall and wide.