Hot & Spicy Oregano
Origanum vulgare 'Hot & Spicy'
Highly aromatic herb offers a spicy flavor in the kitchen and a hot look in a mixed border. Rich green rounded foliage and pink summer flowers. Boasts an intense, strong flavor. Use, sparingly at first, in spicy salsa and chili dishes.
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 18 to 24 in. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special feature: | Edible |
| Landscape use: | Border |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Pink flowers in summer. |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6424 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Clumps may be divided every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Highly aromatic herb offers a spicy flavor in the kitchen and a hot look in a mixed border. Rich green rounded foliage and pink summer flowers. Boasts an intense, strong flavor. Use, sparingly at first, in spicy salsa and chili dishes.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Clumps may be divided every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
| Key feature: | Edible |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 18 to 24 in. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special feature: | Edible |
| Landscape use: | Border |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Pink flowers in summer. |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6424 |
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