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

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Patio, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Container, Cut Flowers, Small Spaces, Hanging Baskets

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

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.

Grow in well drained soils in full sun. Adaptive to poor soils and clay-loam. Cut back in late winter to near the crown.