Shrubby, woolly-white perennial herb to about 1m tall. Leaves elliptic to ovate, 5-10 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, grey-green, wrinkled above, densely woolly below, margin entire or round-toothed. Flower clusters in whorls one above the other. Flowers about 3 cm long, bright golden yellow; summer.

Mediterranean

Foliage and flowers are used in pot-pourri.

Source: Lumley, P. (2002). Origanum. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.