Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Wild marjoram has famously aromatic, tasty leaves, beautiful edible flowers, and it’s also long-flowering and pretty enough to earn its keep in several places in the garden here
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Kitchen Garden, Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - October
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Common name
- Wild Marjoram
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
Care Tips
It grows well throughout the UK on sunny, dry, infertile, alkaline soils. Look for it on chalk or limestone grassland, hedge banks, woodland edges and scrub. In early spring, before the plant starts to grow again, cut back the old flowering stems.
Flowering Time
May - October