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Origan
Origanum vulgare
Une plante aromatique herbacée vivace méditerranéenne formant un tapis étalé de petites feuilles aromatiques et des bouquets aérés de petites fleurs rose à blanc en été. Très attractive pour les abeilles domestiques, les bourdons, les syrphes et les petits papillons ; parmi les meilleures herbes potagères pour le soutien aux pollinisateurs. Les cultivars utilisés en cuisine (origan grec, origan italien) sont des sélections de cette espèce.
Climate fit: moderate (59/100)
Edible
Pollinator
Border
Light
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
12-24" tall · 18" apart
Hardy in zones
4a-10b
very cold to mild winters
AHS heat range
4-11
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Herbe culinaire — feuilles utilisées fraîches ou séchées.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 45 ecoregions — 45 climate-resilient through 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Appears in collections
Collection · 6 plantes
Mediterranean drought-tolerant edible
A low-water edible palette of culinary herbs + a hardy grape for hot dry sunny sites. Mediterranean-origin plants thrive on neglect; their primary failure mode is overwatering, not underwatering.
Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Origan (Origanum vulgare). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/origanum-vulgare
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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