Herb
Satureja spicigera
B tier
Satureja spicigera is botanical creeping savory—prostrate stems, white flowers, sharp tiny leaves used as a culinary groundcover herb. Species name ensures the low form rather than montana uprights. Use sparingly; oils are concentrated in small foliage.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Fresh TipsGroundcover HarvestPinch
Traits
BotanicalConcentratedCreeping SpeciesLowProstrateSharpSpecies True
History
Botany described spicigera among prostrate saturejas.
Horticulture adopted S. spicigera for rock-garden savory.
Culinary rock gardens harvested spicigera tips.
Seed lists used S. spicigera for true creeping savory.