Savory - Summer :
The Savory Summer, 'Satureja hortensis', is a highly aromatic plant that tastes like peppery thyme and blends with many flavors. The Summer Savory is a bushy 1.5 foot tall plant with fine hairy stems. The flowers are pink to violet and appear in mid summer. The leaves are 1 inch long and skinny. The leaves turn purple in late summer to fall. At one time, Summer Savory was thought to increase sex drive and it was a popular plant for this reason alone hundreds of years ago.
Summer Savory is primarily used for culinary purposes but it is also considered by some to be antiseptic. Tea from Summer Savory is used for diarrhea, mild sore throat, and stomach aches. This culinary herb is used in many dishes such as all types of beans, lentils, chicken and beef soups, eggplant, asparagus, onions, cabbage, squash, liver and fish. German cooking with Savory and beans, is very popular. Plant in the spring in well drained soil.
