| Scientific Name: | Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' |
| Common Name: | ornamental oregano |
| Family Name: | Lamiaceae |
| Origin: | Europe, Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Semi-evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Mounded, Oval - horizontal |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Distinctive smell, Elliptic, Ovate, Ciliate, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Verticillaster, Purple, Pink, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Schizocarp, Brown, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems square in c.s., woody at base; leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, most 2-4cm long x 1-2cm wide, aromatic, margin ciliate; flowers rose-violet with reddish-purple bracts. | |