Savory
Savory: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Savory refers to several aromatic plants in the genus Satureja, within the mint family, Lamiaceae. The two most familiar culinary species are summer savory, Satureja hortensis, and winter savory, Satureja montana. They share fragrant foliage and a peppery taste, but their life cycles and forms differ. The general name savory therefore does not tell you whether you are choosing an annual herb or a small perennial subshrub. Checking the species name makes that distinction much clearer.Summer savory has slender, branching stems bearing small, narrow, opposite leaves. Its growth remains relatively soft and flexible. The plant develops, flowers and produces seeds within a single season. Winter savory forms a longer-lasting clump with a woody base and foliage that is generally evergreen where conditions allow. This difference explains why the two plants do not look the same through winter, even if they initially seem quite similar. Their shared culinary name conceals a…
