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Satureja hortensis
Also called Savory, Summer Thyme
Summer savory is a bushy annual herb in the mint family, grown mainly for its peppery, thyme-like leaves in cooking. It needs full sun, warm conditions and regular sowing since it completes its life in one season.
Summer savory (Satureja hortensis) is among the best known of the savory genus. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial winter savory. It is used more often than winter savory, which has a slightly more bitter flavor.
This herb has lilac tubular flowers which bloom in the northern hemisphere from July to September.
Summer savory is native to Southeastern Europe and Asia. It was introduced to North America and regions across Europe and West Asia.
Satureja coerulea · Winter savory · Satureja spicigera · Persian zatar · Savory
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Summer savory by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
