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What is this please?

Stephanie newish gardenerStephanie newish gardener Posts: 516
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Hi
I think this is a type of mint but my husband thinks it's oregano. The leaves are too big for oregano, and it spreads like a mint but isn't exactly minty. It is certainly herby 
Thoughts welcome, thanks - and yet again, please excuse the sideways pics! 


No longer newish but can't think of a new name so will remain forever newish.  B) 

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  • Stephanie newish gardenerStephanie newish gardener Posts: 516
    Oh, and if anyone can tell me what the paler-leaved long shoots next to it are I'd be grateful.
    Here's a better pic - I hope!

    No longer newish but can't think of a new name so will remain forever newish.  B) 

  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited June 2023
    @Stephanie newish gardener Does it have a menthol smell or choclolate that is the best clue.
    Second is creeping Jenny can be a problem in a clay soil.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Stephanie newish gardenerStephanie newish gardener Posts: 516
    Now that it's a bit bigger it smells vaguely minty, and I did wonder whether it was a chocolate mint because of the darker stems (not that that's necessarily an association) 
    I have a bit of a cold at the minute so all smells are a bit vague.....
    No longer newish but can't think of a new name so will remain forever newish.  B) 

  • Stephanie newish gardenerStephanie newish gardener Posts: 516
    I have a correction to make - my husband has just informed me that he didn't say oregano,  he said bergamot (and he said to amend it on here so he doesn't look a complete buffoon  :smiley:)
    I have just found that bergamot is in the same family as mint, but this one isn't like any bergamot I've previously grown.
    No longer newish but can't think of a new name so will remain forever newish.  B) 

  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @Stephanie newish gardener Not sure it is one to cook with, there are some posters who will be able to advise on it's use.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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