Marjoram oregano ("O. onites") has similar uses to marjoram. Hardy marjoram or French marjoram, a cross of marjoram with oregano, is much more resistant to cold, but is slightly less sweet. "O. pulchellum" is known as showy marjoram or showy oregano. Marjoram is used for seasoning soups, stews, dressings, sauces, and herbal teas. Marjoram Marjoram (; Origanum majorana) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors. In some Middle Eastern countries, marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and there the names sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the
Aptenia cordifolia adjacent to wild lands. Its flowers tend to have a more reddish color (unlike the authentic "A. cordifolia" in which they are magenta-purple) and leaves which are less heart-shaped and brighter green in color. Native to southern Africa, this species has become widely known as an ornamental plant. Today, however, it can be found in many warmer, mainly coastal areas planted or wild (including the Mediterranean region, the Canary Islands, California and Australia). The frost-intolerant plant needs a sunny spot and well drained soil. This is a mat-forming perennial herb growing in flat clumps on the ground from a woody