Wild Marjoram -origanum vulgare – grows best in dry grassland and is well suited to chalk and limestone soils on sites where there is plenty of sunlight. However it is quite adaptable and in gardens can also be grown on heavier soils in semi-shade. Wild Marjoram is one of the best wildflowers for insects and in high summer will be alive with butterflies and the hum of bees. In the wild it also hosts the Large Blue as a breeding butterfly that will lay its eggs on the plant. Wild Marjoram is a low growing plant with rose pink flowers that appear from July to September. It looks best growing with other chalk and limestone plants that flower in the summer months such as Common Rock Rose, Greater Knapweed, Wild Basil, Harebells, Wild Thyme and Small Scabious.
WILD MARJORAM Seeds
How to grow Wild Marjoram Seeds
Wild Marjoram seeds should be sown in spring or autumn, either outside, where they are to flower, or in seed trays and covered lightly with compost. Wild Marjoram seeds are usually easy to germinate and the seedlings can be pricked out and grown on, for planting out later in the year.type - perennial,
colour - Pink,
height - 75 to 100cms,
flowering months - July, August, September,
habitat - Chalk and Limestone Grassland,
Caterpillar Food Plant,
Attracts Bees, Butterflies