Digging Dog Nursery perennials

Origanum x
‘Amethyst Falls’
at Digging Dog

Origanum

Oregano

The Greeks called this ancient herb oros ganos, meaning “joy of the mountain,” and legend has it that Aphrodite created the sweet, spicy scent of its leaves as a symbol of happiness. A sun-loving genus hailing from the Mediterranean, Origanums display small, tubular, whorled flowers often arranged in showy overlapping bracts, and prefer well drained soil.

Origanum x ‘Amethyst Falls’ full sun

Esteemed plantsman and Bluebird Nursery owner Harlan Hamernik selected this Origanum for its exceptional floral detail. Aromatic, glaucous green-gray leaves compile a shapely drought resistant bed that unleashes large pendant sprays distinguished by extravagant quantities of layered chartreuse bracts and small, protruding vivid amethyst flowers.

Delivering an unparalleled, several month showing, the rotund conelike blooms can be left to promote winter hardiness, and staged in a container or easy-to-see spot with a sunny southwestern exposure and quick draining soil. (PPAF)

Blooms August–October.

Size: 15" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 5.

Origanum x Amethyst Falls (P-1464)
Each $6.75
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Digging Dog Nursery

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on the Mendocino Coast of California

p.o. box 471
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“The size and quality of the plants were EXCELLENT! And thank you for your concern about the winter hardiness (and hand written no less).... I am looking forward to placing my next order!  I will be referring you to friends.”

~Alan in Arizona


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