Reviewed by David McKinney All the common names for this plant—Cuban oregano, Mexican mint, Spanish thyme, and Indian borage—are misleading because botanically, it is now a type of coleus ...

A reader was given a plant labeled Cuban/Mexican oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus) and wonders if it's really a culinary herb. But here's the real question: What is oregano, anyway? Plants in the ...

A reader was given a plant labeled Cuban/Mexican oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus) and wonders if it's really a culinary herb. But here's the real question: What is oregano, anyway? Plants in the ...

I grow a number of daily-use aromatic herbs. The last few years, my Cuban oregano plant was thriving. But over the last few months, I feel like the plant has stopped growing. Gradually ...

“I didn’t like the city and I always wanted to live in a place where I could have a backyard and grow my tomatoes,” she said. “I have always loved the natural stuff.” Cuban oregano grown ...