What it is
Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis) is in the Lamiaceae (Mint) family. The classic 'bean herb' — peppery and thyme-like, traditionally cooked with legumes to aid digestion.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low, and give it lean, well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0–7.5. Space plants about 6–8 in apart. Expect roughly 60. Warm-season annual.
How it's used
Summer Savory is used: fresh, dried, with beans.
🔎 How to identify it
- Narrow soft leaves
- Wiry square stems
- Pale flowers
Edibility
PartsLeaves
UsesFresh, dried, with beans
CautionNone.
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Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.