Some of nature’s most enchanting handiwork, Origanum ‘Barbara Tingey’ is an ornamental oregano with free-flowing blooms that look like tiny pieces of botanical origami. Purple-tinged, papery bracts surround delicate flowers, creating a cascading, layered effect that is both textural and romantic in sunny borders, dry gardens, containers, and herb-inspired plantings.

Also known as Barbara Tingey oregano, this useful and beautiful perennial brings aromatic foliage, long-lasting color, and wonderful movement to low-water gardens. The trailing flower clusters are especially lovely spilling over walls, edging paths, or softening the sides of pots. Bees and other pollinators visit the blooms, while gardeners appreciate its drought tolerance, fragrance, and excellent performance in lean, well-drained soil.

Plant Origanum ‘Barbara Tingey’ in full sun with sharp drainage. It is a great choice for rock gardens, Mediterranean plantings, pollinator borders, and container combinations with salvias, thyme, lavender, grasses, and silver foliage. Pretty, aromatic, and wonderfully useful, it earns its keep beautifully. Explore more practical garden favorites in our Edible & Useful collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

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We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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