Some people called it Puerto Rican oregano but almost nobody here in Puerto Rico knows what it is. As this moment only about two or three...Read More persons including me are cultivating it in the island, I had been looking for it for many years and just a couple of years ago I got one small plant from ebay. People in Puerto Rico use Lippia micromera and Plectranthus amboinicus as oregano substitutes. Lippia graveolens smells great but in my area is a magnet for leaf miners. Lots of many other edibles and aromatic plants around and that's the only one attacked. Maybe the reason is that I live in a humid area and that's a desertic zone plant . I'm propagating a few cuttings to move a few plants to some family homes in the south of the island where is really dry and hot. About the flavor and smell is really great, more close to the real italian oregano that any other available substitute in the tropics.
Got this in April From a sale at the desert Botanical Gardens here in Phoenix. When i brought it hom it was just a little thing in a 4 in...Read Morech pot 2 little sticks and very stringy.Now on the other hand it is a bush that is almost 2 feet by 2 feet has grown like a weed, and most of that was this since August. When i started watering every other Night with whole yard sprinkler(it is on edge of the sprinkler reach).
As for sun exposure it is full Phoenix sun from sun up to sun down no breaks for it. It is flowering now so seeds incoming i am also trying to root some cuttings.
It has a very strong taste of oregano with a little spice. Strong Oregano odor when picked. this one will soon be going though its first winter here where it can sometimes reach as low as 25f(rarely).
I suppose one could get a burro and trek thru the 13 varietal zones of Mexico. Collect varieties of Lippia Graveolens from each zone, r...Read Moreeturn to the US and share the bounty!
this plant can be grown from seed! got seed in bag of mexican oregano from the spice house (www.thespicehouse.com), but you will need at...Read More least 5 power glasses to find seed. i contacted them by e-mail and they confirmed it was lippia graveolens. my plant is about 18 in. tall after one season. started in hotbox during winter.
I live in northern Virginia. I bought this plant last summer and it has thrived. It was about 18 inches tall when I bought it. I transpla...Read Morented it into a large container, about 16 inches in diameter. Its leaves have a wonderful fragrance of oregano. Last fall I brought it inside when nighttime temps got down to about 40F, and I put it in a west-facing bedroom window, where it got afternoon sun. At first it lost some leaves, which I dried and kept to use in soups and sauces, and on pizza. To me it tastes just like traditional oregano. It soon recovered and made it in fine shape through the winter. I recently put it outside, but if night temps are forecast in the mid-30's I throw a sheet over it. A few times when it got even colder I brought it inside for the night. The plant is now over two feet tall, with strong woody branches.
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I'd like to clarify that the species Lippia graveolens is considered Mexican oregano, while Lippia micromera is the real Puerto Rican ore...Read Moregano. Lippia micromera is also called Spanish Thyme which I consider a misnomer since L. micromera is used as an oregano substitute, not a thyme substitute. Thyme is rarely used in Puerto Rican cuisine.
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I live near Charleston, SC, zone 8a, and have had this plant just this summer. It has grown very well even though we had a drought. I w...Read Moreould like to know about keeping it over the winter months if someone might know.
Love this plant for seasoning Mexican food. But the info on cold tolerance above is incorrect. Lippia graveolens suffers severe cold dama...Read Morege at about 29 degrees F. There are references to it being hardy at lower temperatures on your website. I just lived through this...I know what happened to my plant, even though covered with a pot and then several layers of floating row cover. In the right conditions, it is very vigorous. The flowers are insignificant.
This plant provides an amazing flavor to salsa's when used fresh. Use just the leaves, wash them and chop them. The flavors combine ver...Read Morey well with cilantro. The plant is hardy and roots easily with cuttings. The flavor is much more pungent and quite different than the dried versions you find in the store.
Some people called it Puerto Rican oregano but almost nobody here in Puerto Rico knows what it is. As this moment only about two or three...Read More
Got this in April From a sale at the desert Botanical Gardens here in Phoenix. When i brought it hom it was just a little thing in a 4 in...Read More
I suppose one could get a burro and trek thru the 13 varietal zones of Mexico. Collect varieties of Lippia Graveolens from each zone, r...Read More
this plant can be grown from seed! got seed in bag of mexican oregano from the spice house (www.thespicehouse.com), but you will need at...Read More
I live in northern Virginia. I bought this plant last summer and it has thrived. It was about 18 inches tall when I bought it. I transpla...Read More
I'd like to clarify that the species Lippia graveolens is considered Mexican oregano, while Lippia micromera is the real Puerto Rican ore...Read More
I live near Charleston, SC, zone 8a, and have had this plant just this summer. It has grown very well even though we had a drought. I w...Read More
We use this plant for seasoning Italian foods; for us it seems to have a truer Italian flavor than do the other oreganos such as the Greek variety.
Love this plant for seasoning Mexican food. But the info on cold tolerance above is incorrect. Lippia graveolens suffers severe cold dama...Read More
This plant provides an amazing flavor to salsa's when used fresh. Use just the leaves, wash them and chop them. The flavors combine ver...Read More