Satureja montana
Lamiaceae
Common name: winter savory
Leaf: glossy, dark green, linear to lanceolate leaves, pungent, up to 1" long
Flowers: tiny, white to lilac bilabiate flowers, on terminal spikes in mid to late summer
Height: 0.5-1'; Spread: 1-1.5'
Habit: low-growing, woody-stemmed, somewhat-shrubby, spreading perennial
Form: mounded
Culture: Grow in average, well-drained, dry to medium moisture soil. Best in full sun. You can trim back/shear into shape in early spring. Not winter hardy if temperatures dip below -10 degrees Fahrenheit. USDA hardiness zones 6-8.
Uses: Great in an herb garden. Also and excellent specimen for xeroscaping and rock gardens, borders, also good as an edging plant where it can be trimmed an sheared as desired.
Origin: S. Europe
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