PlantFiles Pictures: Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' (Origanum hybrid), 1 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
Hi Terry -

I just love this plant. It rustles like dried paper when you touch it. It had a tough time this past winter. Didn't seem to like the constant wet, the cold didn't seem to bother it, but the constant wet about did it in.

I lifted it, put in some better draining soil, replanted it. It sulked for a couple of months, but is coming along nicely now. Gets full sun til about this time of day (2PM) and then full shade the rest of the day. This is its second location because as a young plant it just couldn't take the full impact of the sun. It might have done OK if it had some growing behind it before being planted in full summer sun. Seems to be a slow grower, but oh so pretty.