Italian Oregano

Seed Count: Approx. 400 seeds Days to Maturity: 90 days Description:   Italian oregano is a very popular herb used in Italian, Mexican, and Greek cuisines.  Plus, it's the perfect herb to finish off any pizza.  Its leaves can be used fresh or dried, and add warm, comforting, earthy, pungent flavor and fragrance to any dishes.  It is more mild and less spicy, than Greek oregano, with larger leaves.  The blue-green, vining plant grow to about 6 inches tall and 2 feet in diameter.  Its 1 1/2 inch, fuzzy leaves can be harvested, continuously, until its flowers appear.  In fact, the flavor is the most intense right before it flowers.  It is an easy growing, low maintenance plant, great for beginners, and growing in containers.  In the garden, it works great as an edging plant, because it will take root along its stems and continue to spread.  Plus, their tiny white flowers are a pollinator magnet.  Italian oregano comes from the Mediterranean, so that means it thrives in low humidity and w