A Pinch of Oregano

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Collecting seems to just happen to me in a spontaneous way-I perform a 'garden audit' and find that I have 7 varieties of Penstemon, 14 Salvias, 10 Euphorbias ..you get the picture. Space is always an issue, thus no trees or large shrubs are collected -though I confess to the ownership of 60 plus roses. Starting last autumn I have fallen prey to every Oregano that has crossed my path. I already owned the basic culinary form , the golden model (which has colonized the lawn-but who needs lawn anyway ?) and Kent Beauty--oh, and a Hopleys Purple which was naughty and has been banished to an area surrounded by concrete where it can flop and spread at will.











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  1. DeniseJuly 15, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    Eminently collectible! The last one looks like one I've got in the front gravel garden, largish grey felty leaves that I thought was libonaticum. Is that what yours is?

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  2. ksJuly 15, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    Not a very ID'able photo there Denise, it's Dittany of Crete ,Origanum dictamnus, one of my absolute fave O's. The flowers are just starting to come on.

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  3. MulchMaidJuly 17, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    I was just looking at Kent Beauty yesterday and toyed with the idea of giving it a home. I've shied away from oreganos because of their sprawly habits, but seeing your lovely selections, I think I must have more. If you have three, you have a collection, a wise old gardener once told me. It's a slippery slope.

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