Summer Savory
Formats
Aromatic and ornamental plant for culinary use and to grow in edges, rockery and pots.
Deciduous plant up to 25cm with clustered lilac or white flowers. Tender leaves with some small hairs, lanceolate with a rounded edge.
Use
Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Culinary, Spices, Low maintenance garden, Herbs garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Gravel Garden
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Description
Attractive plant with lilac to white flowers at the end of the summer. Culinary plant, its leaves contain an essential oil used in the food industry. Medicinal plant : astringent, digestive, antiseptic. Also used in flower arrangements, as pot plant, and in rock gardens and edgings. Honey production.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White, Purple |
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| Flowering period | June, July, August, September, Summer |
| Fragrant | Foliage |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Deciduous |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Satureja hortensis |
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| Life cycle | Annual |
| Wildlife | Bees |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Spring, All year |
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| Harvest period | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, All year |
| Germination (days) | 20-30 |
| Average germination (%) | 50 |
| Seeds per gram | 1.400 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Culinary, Spices, Low maintenance garden, Herbs garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Gravel Garden |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil type | Loam |
| Soil moisture | Dry |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Care
| Watering | Moderate |
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Planting & care
Direct sowing in spring. All year long indoor.
Grows on dry, stony and sandy soils.
It is used for floral decoration. The stems and leaves are used to savour cooked meats, meat, soups, eggs or vegetables, sauces and salads. Moreover it is used in wine and liquor macerations. It has astringent, antiseptic and digestive properties. Honeybee.
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