Filed under: Gardening, Flowers
Each week, bring something new to your garden/windowsill/favorite vase -- and impress your friends with your ahead-of-the-curve picks.
Oreganum "Kent Beauty". Photo: Marie Viljoen
There's oregano and then there's oregano...
Oreganum "Kent Beauty" is a hybrid ornamental oregano, a cross between O. rotundifolium and O. scabrum. Its silvery-blue and lime leaf bracts are tinged with pink and its flowers fade to deep purple. "Kent Beauty" is an arresting perennial for a hot, sunny spot with exceptionally good drainage, and it works well in pots. The only thing this fragrant plant detests is wet feet. Hardy from zones 6-9, it can be grown as an annual in colder climes.
Previous Plant Picks:
Repeat-blooming rose
Bayberry, the native herb
Edible ornamental: white currants
Perfect fruit: strawberries