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Sweet Marjoram
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Herbs
Grass

Origin

Western Europe, Turkey
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Aromatic herb
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

1540
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Rocky areas
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-96-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-2
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Yellow, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow, Yellow green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Light Green, Lemon yellow
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

oblong or obovate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cold, Cough, Diabetes, gallstones, Liver problems, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds
Fibre

Other Uses

Culinary use, Traditional medicine
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ORIGANUM majorana 'Aureum'
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Sweet Marjoram
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

मीठा कुठरा
Needle Grass

In German

Majoran
Nadel- Gras

In French

marjolaine
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

mejorana
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

γλυκό μαντζουράνα
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

manjerona
agulha Relva

In Polish

słodki majeranek
igła do trawy

In Latin

amaracus
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Lamiales
Cyperales

Family

Lamiaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Origanum
Stipa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Stipeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

1150
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Marjoram and Needle Grass

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Importance of Sweet Marjoram and Needle Grass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Marjoram and Needle Grass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Marjoram and Needle Grass as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Sweet Marjoram is Cold, Cough, Diabetes, gallstones, Liver problems and Stomach pain whereas of Needle Grass is . Sweet Marjoram has beauty benefits as follows: while Needle Grass has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sweet Marjoram vs Needle Grass

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