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Perennial of the Lamiaceae family, this cultivar is a hybrid of horticultural origin, selected in the United Kingdom. Its exact parents are not established with certainty in the sources consulted, but it belongs to the group of ornamental oreganos with colored bracts, close to Turkish species.
It forms a small, loose, upright bush, 20 to 30 cm in height, with slender, branched stems, slightly woody at the base. The leaves are small, oval, gray-green, covered with a hairy indumentum that gives them a soft and velvety texture very perceptible to the touch. This dense hairiness, visible on the stems as well as on the foliage, is one of the distinctive features of this cultivar.
The inflorescences bear small bracts tinged with pink to salmon pink, gradually turning to deeper tones at maturity, framing tiny pale lilac-pink to lavender tubular flowers. The whole produces an effect of lightness and delicacy that few ornamental oreganos match on this scale.
In cultivation, its flowering extends from July to September. It requires well-drained soil, poor to moderately fertile, in full sun, with good protection against stagnant winter moisture. Its hardiness is moderate and cultivation in a pot or alpine trough remains prudent under cold and humid climates.