| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum cordifolium (Monbret & Aucher ex Benth.) T.Vogel |
| Synonyms | Amaracus cordifolius Montbret & Aucher ex Benth. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves sessile, cordate-ovate, acute, entire, flowers in oval spikes, bracts purple, large, orbiculate-rhombic, cuneate, at apex truncate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Cyprus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
|