Opuntia, Hardy Mulberry Creek Opuntia humifusa 'Mulberry Creek Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun Height: 12in. groundcover Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Ornamental This plant was a gift for a gentleman in Castalia, OH whom we could never find again. After having gifted it to a few friends, it has now entered the hardy cactus circles as ""Mulberry Creek"". It flowers every year during the third week of June- just before our HerbFair. It needs grreat drainage to prevent winter rotting, but is hardy to Zone 4! $ 5.79	OREGANO Herb of the Year 2005 Oreganos fall under the "Mediterranean" category that is, herbs that generally love the sun, heat, and a well drained soil. The flavor is diminished by overfertilizing. We suggest an organic, balanced (like a 3-3-3 to 10-10-10 max.) fertilizer at planting with annual dressings. We carry mostly hardy oregano and Marjoram, a sweet annual oregano. Any of the culinary ones flavor summer vegies to winter stews & teas plus some relieve sore muscles in the bath.	OREGANO Herb of the Year 2005 Oreganos fall under the "Mediterranean" category that is, herbs that generally love the sun, heat, and a well drained soil. The flavor is diminished by overfertilizing. We suggest an organic, balanced (like a 3-3-3 to 10-10-10 max.) fertilizer at planting with annual dressings. We carry mostly hardy oregano and Marjoram, a sweet annual oregano. Any of the culinary ones flavor summer vegies to winter stews and teas plus some relieve sore muscles in the bath.
Oregano, Chef’s Greek Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 1-3 Feet Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Loamy Common Uses:Bees, Borders, Culinary, Edible Flowers, Fragrant, Medicinal Don't confuse this one with the purple flowered ornamental oregano. This one is for cooking. It's still a vigorous grower, which will form 3-4' clumps, so give it room to grow. Harvest frequently. Sprinkle flowers or leaves over pizza, spaghetti, heavy meats or stews, venison, and other ""manly"" fare. $ 3.79	Oregano, Dittany of Crete Origanum dictamnus Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 2-4in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Container, Medicinal, Ornamental Gray-white, round fuzzy leaves & reddish-pink, hop-like flower heads are a fine match. Most people don't realize it's an oregano. It's a natural in hanging baskets, strawberry jars, and other mixed containers. Herb of Fertility: So, here you go grandma wanna-bees. $ 3.79	Oregano, Dwarf Origanum vulgare`Nanum' Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 4-8in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Early Summer Common Uses:Container, Culinary, Fragrant, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental Bright pink-purple flowers clusters sit right on top of small glossy green leaves which form neat, small, mounding plants. Highly ornamental. Good oregano flavor from this cute dwarf is an added plus for containers, rock gardens or in front of the herb garden. Like with all oreganos, avoid over-fertilizing. $ 3.79
Oregano, Gold Streak Origanum vulgare ssp. vul.'Jim's Best' Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 2 - 4in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Late Summer Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Borders, Culinary, Fragrant, Ornamental Leaves of gold variegated swirls, look beautiful all summer long. Delicate white-pink flowers appear early summer. Enjoy its beauty and mild flavor in golden vinegars. At home in a rock garden, under a slightly cooler, morning sun. $ 3.79	Oregano, Golden Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare 'Aurea' Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun to Shade Height: 6 to 18in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: Middle Summer Common Uses:Bedding Plant, Borders, Culinary, Edible Flowers, Fragrant Plant this gilded groundcover with purple crocus or red tulips underneath. (This saves your bulbs from being dug up by critters or yourself.) Tolerates a tremendous amount of shade and turns chartreuse by summer. In full sun, color is more golden but needs extra water. Summer flowers are white and add elegance to fresh flower arrangements or pizzaz to pizza fresh out of the oven. Mild culinary flavor for fresh salads. $ 3.79	Oregano, Golden Crisp Origanum majorana 'Aurea' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun Height: 6-12in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Early Summer Common Uses:Borders, Culinary, Fragrant, Ornamental So cute and so hardy! Their light yellow, small, crinkled leaves prefer protection from afternoon heat to retain best color. With a mild oregano flavor, it's a colorful addition to pizza or green salad. Perfect for rock gardens, containers or as a contrast with 'Purple Palace' Heuchera. $ 3.79
Oregano, Herrenhausen Purple Origanum laevigata X 'Herrenhausen' Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun Height: 6 to 18in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: Middle Summer Common Uses:Borders, Cut Flower, Fragrant, Ornamental Liven up your mixed herb containers with the purple-greenish leaves of this groundcover in the spring. By summer, 18"" stalks of cerise pink flowers surrounded by purple bracts, will rise up. Use these in fresh or dried flower arrangements. Plant in beds next to ""Santolina, Dwarf Gray"" for year round contrast. So what if it's not much on flavor. $ 3.79	Oregano, Hot & Spicy Origanum vulgare 'Hot & Spicy' Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun Height: 1 - 3 feet Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Loamy Common Uses:Bees, Culinary, Edible Flowers, Fragrant We thought ""Chef's Greek"" had a strong flavor. This is for the person that really loves intense, strong flavors. Use, with care, in feisty salsa and chili dishes. $ 3.79	Oregano, Italian Origanum x majoranum Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 1-2 Feet Water: Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Bees, , Culinary Grows tall, upright, and productive, like Greek Oregano but has a flavor closer to sweet marjoram! You have to taste it to appreciate it. Excellent choice oregano for the scrutinizing gourmet. $ 3.79
Oregano, Kent Beauty Origanum rot. x scabrum 'Kent Beauty' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun Height: 2 - 4in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained Flowers: Late Summer to Middle Summer Common Uses:Baskets, Borders, Container, Ornamental Survived the winter of 2002 with flying colors (-18 F) and flowered all summer long. Blue-green, almost heart-shaped leaves give way to red & cream, hop-like flower heads, all summer and fall. Absolutely perfect as a trailing feature in a mixed herb pot. $ 3.79	Oregano, Libanoticum Origanum libanoticum (libonicum) Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun Height: 2-4in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained Flowers: Late Summer to Middle Summer Common Uses:Baskets, Borders, Container, Ornamental Very similar to ""Kent Beauty"" except this one has longer ""hop-like cones"" that are pure ivory with pink flowers poking out from underneath. The name sounds like the final exam for Limbo studies, but I assure you, it's gorgeous! $ 3.79	Oregano, Little Purple Shrimp Origanum sipyleum Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Full Sun Height: 2 - 4in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained Flowers: Late Summer to Middle Summer Common Uses:Baskets, Borders, Container, Ornamental $ 3.79
Oregano, Sweet Marjoram Origanum majorana Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Full Sun Height: 1-2 Feet Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Loamy Common Uses:Bath, Bees, Culinary, Edible Flowers I confess that I love marjoram above other oreganos, no matter the annual planting, since it's a sweeter, milder version. Add during the last 5-10 minutes of cooking to any vegetable, seafood, rice, eggs, poultry, pork, or most any vegetable. Marjoram is a good muscle ache reliever in herbal bath bags. $ 3.29	Oregano, Thea's Gold Origanum X 'Thea's Gold' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun Height: 6-12in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Flowers: Early Summer Common Uses:Borders, Culinary, Fragrant, Ornamental $ 3.79	Oregano, Variegated Origanum vulgare ssp 'White Anniversary' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b Light: Sun-P.Sun Height: 2-6in. Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Borders, Container, Culinary, Fragrant, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental Extra wide, white margins make this variety stand out as much as its mild sweet marjoram flavor & white flowers. Obedient mounds fit into any mixed container, strawberry jar or bed edge or rock garden. Avoid harsh afternoon sun. $ 3.79
Our Email Address Please note: Our email address is mulberrycreek@yahoo.com. Please use this address for non-emergencies, suggestions, comments and (if the class is more than 3 days away) to sign-up for class. Last minute issues can be handled by phone: (419) 433-6126 during posted business hours.	Oxalis, Zinfandel Oxalis vulcanicola Cold Tolerance: Zone 8b 9a 9b-11 Light: P.Shade-Shade to P-Shade Height: 3in. groundcover Water: Wet-Normal Soil: Organic Common Uses:Jar-Gems TM, Garden Railroads, Container, Groundcover, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade Oh, I like this one and not just its name. We need more yellow foliaged plants as a contrast to our sea of green. Added attributes are its fast growth, ""Shamrock-shaped"" leaves, red stems and 3 inch high yellow flowers. $ 4.29	Oxalis/ Shamrock,Tiny Double White Oxalis magellanica 'Nelson Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone6+ Light: P.Sun-P.Shade Height: 1/2in. groundcover Water: Normal-Wet Soil: Organic-Loamy Common Uses:Bonsai, Houseplants, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden The connection between Ireland and faery lore is.... legendary, so these ridiculously tiny clover leaves are most appropriate in a garden of the wee folk. It grows to 1/2"" small and carries double white flowers, no bigger than a baby pea each spring and then again in fall. Emerald green leaves in the shade, will bronze with increased sunlight. Doesn't like extreme heat or drought. A natural bonsai groundcover $ 4.79

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Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
3312 Bogart Road,  •  Huron, Ohio 44839
Phone: (419) 433-6126  • Fax: (419) 433-6126
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