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Satureja spicigera is a low, creeping perennial subshrub in the mint family, used as an edging plant in rock and herb gardens and as a culinary herb with a flavor like winter savory. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Satureja spicigera, or the creeping savory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to northeastern Turkey, the Caucasus, and northwestern Iran. A perennial prostrate shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, it is recommended as an edging plant for rock and herb gardens. Used as a culinary herb, both fresh and dried, its flavor is similar to winter savory, Satureja montana, though it is stronger than summer savory, Satureja hortensis.
Satureja coerulea · Summer savory · Winter savory · Persian zatar · Savory
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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.
