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Originally Posted by SueCT
Well it is really easy to determine. pick a leaf and taste it. Or bring one to garden center and let them smell it. I can tell oregano by the smell. They should be able to also, if you don't know what it smells like.
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Sue, this is confusing as it looks like oregano but tastes weird. Now I remember planting oregano in that spot. The taste was soapy to me, not something to shake on a slice of pizza.
When purchasing an oregano plant , this is a good technique. I bought oregano thinking it could be used for tomato sauce, but this was a very weak variety.
Greek oregano is what I grow or buy now. It smells like Ray's Pizza in New York.
I also have a perennial varigated oregano that I use as a border plant. Not a tasty leaf either.
- Lisa