Origanum rotundifolium 'Light Green Oregano'
Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: , 1
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
As with the mountain mint, these plants looked dead upon arrival but were planted anyway, they just never came out of it; Long vase life! Excellent filler with nice wiry stems but delicate looking blooms; Nice filler.
Year 2:
Its a tough plant and the flowers are nice but for the foliage.
Problems:
Year 1:
Small plants, not good survival early, ones that survived did make good growth; Poor plant establishment; New field and lots of rain caused excessive washout of some varieties before they were fully established; Origanum does not ship well as a bare root plant, must be propagated from root cuttings.
Year 2:
All plants died.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants alive at end of summer (%) | Plants flowering (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 44.0 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 67 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-20 | 0-22 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Cramers' Posie Patch
116 Trial Rd. N.
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-367-9494
FAX 717-367-8666
Comments:
Year 1:
Similar to Origanum 'Hopely's Purple'; We used it strictly as fresh filler though I have used it dried in past and liked it.
Year 2:
I'm not too excited about this one B It was floppy and the stems weren't very thick B The plants were quite small when they arrived and so I think that these need another year to see what they will do; This plant does not ship well as a division - best as a rooted cutting in a cell tray.