Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)

Flowers July to October, purplish-red, pinkish or white often darker in bud, 4-7mm in broad branched, flat-topped clusters. Bracts dark purple usually, leaf like. Medium to tall, tufted hairy, aromatic, edible. Sterns erect often purplish. Leaves oval, untoothed.

Excellent nectar plant.

Open calareous soils.