Herb
Satureja hortensis
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Satureja hortensis is botanical summer savory—the species of annual garden savory. Chemistry gives a clean peppery savour without oregano’s heavy phenol punch. Order hortensis seed for true summer savory rather than winter montana types.
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History
Linnaeus named Satureja hortensis garden summer savory.
European seed trade standardised S. hortensis as annual savory.
Herb farms produced hortensis for fresh and dried markets.
Culinary seed lists still specify S. hortensis for summer savory.