I've grown my oregano from seed, on the seed packet it said "Origanum Vulgare" (italian), and this is how it looks now:

[![oregano](https://i.stack.imgur.com/01Het.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/01Het.jpg)
[![oregano pic 2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NNJZU.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NNJZU.jpg)
it also makes purple flowers as shown in oregano pictures online.

But I was expecting it to have a pungent taste, which it doesn't, 
I have some store bought dried oregano, and when I smell it I can feel the pungent smell as if I would smell oregano essential oil, but the fresh oregano from my garden doesn't have this smell.

So I thought maybe this isn't oregano, but marjoram or something else.
Or maybe the dried oregano I bought has oregano essential oil sprayed on it.

The tea from the dried stuff is also very strong and the smell feels like it burns your airways (kinda like the essential oils)