- Pungent and very flavourful, strong taste and aroma that’s been used for centuries both in cooking and medicinally for its antiseptic properties.
- Preferred primary ingredient in the spice mixture za’atar.
- Perennial to 40 cm, spreads
- Full sun, well-drained poor soil, very hardy, suitable for a container.
Oregano Za’atar, Oregano Syriaca
Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Frost Hardiness: Hardy in Katoomba
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Country of Origin: Eastern Cape of South Africa
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Common names: African Dream Root, Undlela Ziimhlophe (White Ways/Paths), Ubulawu
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