Features

• Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is an herb used to flavor foods. It is considered safe in common food amounts, but has little evidence of health benefits. Oregano has olive-green leaves and purple flowers. It is closely related to other herbs, including mint, thyme, marjoram, and basil.
• Origanum vulgare, commonly known as oregano, is a bushy, rhizomatous, woody-branched perennial which typically grows to 1-3' tall and to 2' wide on square stems clad with aromatic, glandular-spotted, rounded to ovate leaves (to 1 1/2 long) which are usually entire but sometimes have slightly toothed margins.