Dittany of crete plant

Herbs have been cultivated for centuries for both culinary and medicinal uses. Most of us are familiar with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, but what is dittany of Crete? Read this article to learn more.

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Origanum dictamnus (dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany or hop marjoram), known in Greek as δίκταμο (díktamo, cf. "dittany") or in Cretan dialect έρωντας (erontas, "love"), is a tender perennial plant that grows 20–30 cm high. It is a healing, therapeutic and aromatic plant that only grows wild on the mountainsides and gorges of the Greek island of Crete, Greece. The dittany of Crete is widely used for food flavouring and medicinal purposes, in addition to it featuring as an ornamental plant in…

Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus). Engraving by Giorgio Liberale (1527–c.79) hand coloured woodcut from Mattioli's herbal of 1562

Origanum dictmanus is a pretty little aromatic herb, native to Crete and in danger of extinction. A Complete Guide to this herb.

The word Oregano is derived from the Greek oros, meaning ‘mountain’ and ganos, meaning ‘joy’ and ‘beauty’, how right. This is the most wonderful group of plants…