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Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’ (Ornamental Oregano)

Oregano 'Rosenkuppel', Ornamental Oregano 'Rosenkuppel', Wild Marjoram 'Rosenkuppel', English Marjoram 'Rosenkuppel', Pot Marjoram 'Rosenkuppel', Wintersweet 'Rosenkuppel'

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Oregano 'Rosenkuppel', Ornamental Oregano 'Rosenkuppel', Wild Marjoram 'Rosenkuppel', English Marjoram 'Rosenkuppel', Pot Marjoram 'Rosenkuppel', Wintersweet 'Rosenkuppel'

Valued for its showy clusters of small, violet-red flowers and its fabulous foliage display, purple-flushed with dark plum veins, Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’, commonly known as Marjoram or Ornamental Oregano, is a pretty addition to the garden. With a long season of interest from mid-summer to fall, it creates outstanding combinations with the warm golds of Heliopsis helianthoides or the soft pink blossoms of Sedums and is attractive to butterflies. While its leaves are aromatic, don’t add them to your salads as this oregano is not of the flavorful kind!

  • Growing in decorative sprawling clumps, up to 12-18 in. tall and wide (30-45 cm), it thrives in full sun and prefers average, dry to medium, well-drained soils. Intolerant of summer heat and humidity.
  • Low maintenance and relatively disease-free, this plant is also drought tolerant and deer resistant!
  • An excellent choice for perennial borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, and Mediterranean gardens.
  • Won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society
  • Snip off the bloom clusters once the flowers drop to encourage new blooms.
  • Origanum is a genus of deciduous subshrubs and perennials including species grown as culinary herbs, others for their clusters of tubular, usually pink flowers.
  • Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.

Requirements

Hardiness 5 - 9
Heat Zones 2 - 10
Plant Type Herbs, Perennials
Plant Family Lamiaceae
Genus Origanum
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 12" - 24"
(30cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer
Attracts Birds, Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Prairie and Meadow
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Origanum 'Kent Beauty', Oregano 'Kent Beauty', Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty', Wild Marjoram 'Kent Beauty', English Marjoram 'Kent Beauty', Pot Marjoram 'Kent Beauty', Wintersweet 'Kent Beauty'AGM Award
Origanum vulgare, Oregano, Wild Marjoram, English Marjoram, Grove Marjoram , Pot Marjoram, Wintersweet
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum', Golden Oregano, Golden Marjory, Oregano 'Aureum', Wild Marjoram 'Aureum', English Marjoram 'Aureum', Grove Marjoram 'Aureum', Pot Marjoram 'Aureum', Wintersweet 'Aureum'AGM Award
Origanum vulgare 'Country Cream', Oregano Country Cream, Variegated Oregano
Origanum vulgare 'Compactum', Oregano 'Compactum', Compact Oregano, Compact Marjoram
Origanum vulgare 'Variegata', Oregano Variegata, Variegated Oregano

Recommended Companion Plants

Sedum 'Karfunkelstein', Sedum Telephium 'Karfunkelstein', Stonecrop 'Karfunkelstein', Orpine 'Karfunkelstein', Purple Orpine 'Karfunkelstein'AGM Award
Heliopsis Helianthoides 'Asahi', False Sunflower 'Asahi', Sunflower Heliopsis  'Asahi', Oxeye Sunflower  'Asahi', Heliopsis Asahi
Anaphalis Margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting, wild flower, white flowersAGM Award
Sedum 'Matrona', Sedum Telephium 'Matrona', Millennium Plant, Stonecrop 'Matrona', Hylotelephium 'Matrona'AGM Award
Phlomis Russeliana, Jerusalem Sage, Turkish Sage, Phlomis Samia Boiss, Phlomis Viscosa, Deer resistant perennials, Yellow perennialsAGM Award
Echinacea Purpurea 'White Swan', Coneflower 'White Swan', Echinacea 'White Swan', White Coneflower, White Echinacea, Echinacea Purpurea
Agastache Black Adder, Giant Hyssop Black Adder, Long blooming perennials
Geranium Rozanne, Hardy Geranium Rozanne, Crane's Bill Rozanne, Award geranium, AGM Geranium, Best geraniums, Best groundcovers, blue geranium, violet geraniumAGM Award
Stipa Tenuissima, Mexican Feather Grass, Nassella Tenuissima, Texas Needle Grass, Nassella Tenuissima, Nassella Tenuissima 'Pony Tails', Stipa Tenuifolia , Stipa tenuissima 'Pony Tails'AGM Award
Liatris spicata, Button Snakeroot information, Dense Blazing Star information, Kansas Gayfeather information, Spike Gayfeather information
Crocosmia Lucifer, montbretia Lucifer, Crocosmia crocosmiiflora Lucifer, Coppertips Lucifer, Falling Stars LuciferAGM Award
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
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Requirements

Hardiness 5 - 9
Heat Zones 2 - 10
Plant Type Herbs, Perennials
Plant Family Lamiaceae
Genus Origanum
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 12" - 24"
(30cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer
Attracts Birds, Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Prairie and Meadow
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