National Plant Collection of Origanum vulgare cvs.

National Plant Collection® of Origanum vulgare cvs.

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Accessions

Individual plants in the Collection in 2026, with accession number and source of each plant

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Key to how the names are written, and other information below

Examples of names
Origanum vulgare ‘Acorn Bank’
Origanum vulgare GENTLE BREEZE (‘All120506’^PBR)
Origanum vulgare “Himalayan oregano“
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ‘Greek’

What they the way it is written means:
Genus
             species
                     ‘Cultivar’
                   TRADE NAME (‘Actual Cultivar Name’^{PlantBreeder'sRights})   {trade names can change, cultivar names don't}
                   “descriptive name”   {means no cultivar name is in use or registered, usual name is as supplied of quoting original source}
                             subsp. subspecies

[common names, if there are any]
{comment from me}
(Source of the original plant; could be a Herbs Farm, Plant Nursery, Garden Centre, another National Collection or individual collector)

The number above the name is my Accession Number e.g. 2018-0012, that is a unique identification to this Collection of each plant acquired which will never change even if the plant is re-identified):
2018-0012

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Accessions

(An accession is each individual plant added to the Collection, even if it is a duplication of name from the same or a different source. It is given a unique number so that it can always be tracked even if the individual plant is found to have been mis-identified.)

2025-0045
Origanum vulgare {sold as a wild flower}    (Farplants - Wildflowers Range)

2021-0060
Origanum vulgare [oregano]   {not sold as a wild flower}    (Farplants)

2020-0040
Origanum vulgare ‘Acorn Bank’    (Hooksgreen Herbs)

2015-0011
Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’    [golden oregano or golden marjoram]    (Source not recorded)

2025-0112
Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’    [golden oregano or golden marjoram] (Quantil)

2025-0122

Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ = ‘Acorn Bank’ ?    (Kitchen Garden Plant Centre)

2020-0041
Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum Crispum’    (Hooksgreen Herbs)

2025-0107
Origanum vulgare as “Aureum Crispum / Golden Oregano” = ‘Acorn Bank’ ?    (Quantil)

2025-0089
Origanum vulgare as “Aureum Gold” = ‘Acorn Bank’ ?    (Ball Colegrave)

2025-0119
Origanum vulgare as “Aureum Variegata” = ‘Polyphant’ ?    (Kitchen Garden Plant Centre)

2024-0091
Origanum vulgare ‘Compactum’   [compact oregano or compact marjoram]    (Farplants)

2025-0101
Origanum vulgare ‘Compactum’   [compact oregano or compact marjoram]    (Quantil)

2024-0017
Origanum vulgare ‘Country Cream’    (Farplants)

2025-2024
Origanum vulgare 'French'   [French oregano or French marjoram]     (Julian Reed (ex Jekka’s))

2019-0014
Origanum vulgare 'French'   [French oregano or French marjoram]      (Farplants)

2025-2022
Origanum vulgare GENTLE BREEZE (‘All120506’^PBR)    (Julian Reed (ex Malcolm Allison))

2021-0115
Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Shine’    (Hooksgreen Herbs)

2021-0062
Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Splash’    (Farplants)

2022-0070
Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Tip’    (Norfolk Herbs)

2025-0118
Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Tip’    (Pennard Plants (ex The Hairy Pot Plant Company))

2021-0043
Origanum vulgare ‘Golden Nugget’    (Farplants)

2021-0061
Origanum vulgare “Himalayan oregano"    (Poyntzfield Herb Nursery)

2025-2025
Origanum vulgare ‘Himal’    (Julian Reed (ex Poyntzfield Herb Nursery))

2021-0100
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ‘Greek’    (Grown in Wales)

2022-0071
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ‘Hot and Spicy’    (Norfolk Herbs)

2025-0091
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ‘Hot and Spicey’    (Quantil)

2021-0005
Origanum vulgare ‘Margaritta’    (Seiont Nurseries and Garden Centre)

2025-0029
Origanum vulgare ‘Pink Mist’    (Julian Reed (ex Nigel Gibson))

2025-0028
Origanum vulgare ‘Pink Thumbles’    (Julian Reed (ex Chatto))

2025-2027
Origanum vulgare “Scottish form”    (Julian Reed (ex Poyntzfield Herb Nursery))

2025-1023
Origanum vulgare ‘Supreme’    (Kitchen Garden plant Centre)

2021-0018
Origanum vulgare ‘Tomintoul’    (Poyntzfield Herb Nursery)

2025-0026
Origanum vulgare ‘Thumble’s Variety’    (Julian Reed (ex Chatto))

2025-0062
Origanum vulgare as “Variegated” = ‘Polyphant’ ?    (Quantil)

2025-0023
Origanum vulgare ‘Waddon Delight’    (Julian Reed (ex Nigel Gibson))

2025-0088
Origanum vulgare ‘White Charm’    (Julian Reed (ex Idencroft Herbs))

Other species

{A short-lived not-hardy perennial, usually grown as an annual in the UK}
Origanum majorana    [sweet or knotted marjoram]

2022-0025
Origanum onites    [pot marjoram]    (Farplants)

2025-0060
Origanum onites    [pot marjoram]    (Poyntzfield Herb Nursery)

2025-0120
Origanum syriacum    [Syrian marjoram, za'atar or Syrian oregano]    (Kitchen Garden Plant Centre)

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