Winter Savory (Satureja montana)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring for cooked foods, especially beans, and also as a garnish for salads etc. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A peppery flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring for cooked foods, especially beans, and also as a garnish for salads etc.; They have a stronger, sharper flavour than summer savory (S.; The leaves can be used fresh or dried.

Habitat & North American Range

Old walls, dry banks and rocks on hillsides, usually on calcareous soils. (Zone 6)