Winter savory
Satureja montana L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- —
- tall
- 20 cm
- wide
- 20 cm
Lamiaceae
Also called Perennial savory
Formerly Clinopodium montanum, Micromeria montana, Saturiastrum montanum
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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- Grows as
- SubshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SC. & S. Europe to LebanonKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from Wikipedia and Platt Hill Nursery, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources
- Height
- 20 cmRead from Wikipedia and Platt Hill Nursery, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: Wikipedia 10–40 cm; Platt Hill Nursery 8–8 in
- Spread
- 20 cmRead from Platt Hill Nursery, one source
- Flowers
- PinkRead from Wikipedia and Platt Hill Nursery, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: Wikipedia pink, purple, white; Platt Hill Nursery pink
- Coldest it survives
- -28.8 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from Wikipedia and Platt Hill Nursery, checked: the middle of what its sources sayHalfway between its 2 sources, which differ. Sources differ: Wikipedia -34.4 °C; Platt Hill Nursery -23.3 °C
Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Spanish
- Hisopillo, Ajedrea
- Bulgarian
- Чубрица
- Catalan
- Sajolida
- Welsh
- safri fach
- Danish
- Vinter-Sar
- German
- Berg-Bohnenkraut
- Esperanto
- Monta satureo
- Finnish
- Talvikynteli
- French
- Sarriette vivace
- Dutch
- doorlevend bonenkruid, Winter bonenkruid
- Occitan
- isòp, pebre-d'ase
- Russian
- Чабер горный
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Platt Hill Nursery, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Satureja montana (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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