| | | Herbal Lawn of Creeping Oregano Answered by: Conrad Richter Question from: Trish Langford Posted on: November 25, 2005 I’m in Melbourne, Australia, and I’ve been searching everywhere for seeds for a herbal lawn. I’m looking for creeping oregano, Origanum vulgare ssp hirtum ‘Humile’, which is apparently also called Compact Oregano. I see that you sell a plant called Compact Oregano, but it has a different latin name. Also you seem to sell the plant and not the seeds.
I would be interested to know whether it is the same plant, whether you can sell a quantity of seed, or whether you could suggest somewhere I might get some.
I am not familiar with Origanum vulgare ssp hirtum ‘Humile’, so I cannot say if it is the same as, or similar to, our compact oregano. Our variety is a low creeper that could easily work well as a lawn in certain situations. Unfortunately, it does not come in seed form; it is only propagated asexually. Some of the reasons for that are:
1. Does not produce viable seeds 2. Does not produce seeds that are true to type; or 3. It is not commercially feasible to produce seeds (yet). For other ideas for herbal lawns from seeds, please see my article "Ground Cover Herbs from Seed".
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