Planting: Well drained soil in sun, fully hardy perennial, 9” high, spreads wide.
Harvest: Leaves and shoots as needed.
Culinary: Leaves are used as seasoning. Used to flavor legumes, sausages, meat stuffings, and marinades (especially for olives). An ingredient in “Herbes de Provence”. Has a more pungent flavor than S. Hortensis (summer savory)
Medicinal: An antiseptic , astringent, warming, expectorant herb with a peppery flavor and high carvacrol content. It improves digestion, increases perspiration, stimulates the uterus and nervous system, and is reputedly aphrodisiac. Used internally for indigestion, nausea, colic and more.
Third Eye Vision:
Seeded: Live transplant Spring 2009
Links: Wiki
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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