National Plant Collection of Origanum vulgare cvs.

National Plant Collection® of Origanum vulgare cvs.

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Taxa
(the names of the different oregano cultivars that are growing in the Collection 2026)

The different parts of the full name appear as:
Genus species ‘Cultivar’ / "descriptive name" / TRADE NAME    [common name]

Origanum vulgare

Origanum vulgare ‘Acorn Bank’

Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’   [golden oregano or golden marjoram]

Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum Crispum’

Origanum vulgare ‘Compactum’   [compact oregano or compact marjoram]

Origanum vulgare ‘Country Cream’

Origanum vulgare French

Origanum vulgare GENTLE BREEZE (‘All120506’^PBR)

Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Shine’    {RHS calls it 'Golden Shine'}

Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Splash’

Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Tip’

Origanum vulgare ‘Golden Nugget’    {RHS calls it 'Gold Nugget'}

Origanum vulgare “Himalayan oregano“

Origanum vulgare ‘Himal’

Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ‘Greek’

Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ‘Hot and Spicy’

Origanum vulgare ‘Margaritta’

Origanum vulgare ‘Pink Mist’

Origanum vulgare ‘Pink Thumbles’

Origanum vulgare “Scottish form”

Origanum vulgare ‘Supreme’

Origanum vulgare ‘Tomintoul’

Origanum vulgare ‘Thumble’s Variety’

Origanum vulgare Variegated

Origanum vulgare ‘Waddon Delight’

Origanum vulgare ‘White Charm’

Other species

Origanum majorana    [sweet marjoram or knotted marjoram]

Origanum onites    [pot marjoram]

Origanum syriacum    [Syrian marjoram, za'atar or Syrian oregano]