Description
Features:
- Flavour Profile: Delivers a bold, pungent, and peppery taste that intensifies when dried. Perfect for pizzas, pasta sauces, braais, and Mexican dishes.
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- Local Hardiness: Highly adaptable and drought-resistant once established. It handles the warm, dry conditions across the Western Cape, Karoo, and Gauteng summers with ease.
- Water-Wise: Ideal for South African water restrictions, requiring only moderate, occasional watering.
- Pollinator Magnet: Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects to the garden.
Plant Specifications
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- Botanical Name: Origanum vulgare
- Plant Type: Evergreen herbaceous perennial
- Mature Size: 30–60 cm tall and wide, forming a dense, bushy mound
- Flower Season: Blooms from mid-summer to early autumn
