CAT-00066
Native oregano
Prostanthera rotundifolia
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Prostanthera
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Herb / spice
- Latin name
- Prostanthera rotundifolia
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Native oregano
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/native-oregano-prostanthera-rotundifolia/; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A455065-1 Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00066
- Mature width
- 1m
- Native range
- Cooler southeastern Australia, from NSW to Tasmania.
- Plant family
- Lamiaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 2m
- Native states
- NSW, TAS, VIC
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Dry fruits follow flowers.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Leaves in small culinary quantities
- Flowering season
- Spring, approximately September-October.
- Brief description
- Rounded aromatic shrub with pink-purple flowers.
- Drought tolerance
- Low to moderate; needs a cool moist root zone.
- Preparation notes
- Use identified aromatic leaves sparingly; confirm the exact culinary species.
- Flower description
- Pink to mauve, cup-like flowers.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Heat-sensitive trial; afternoon shade and summer irrigation needed.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small dry nutlets; aromatic leaves are the food crop.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded