How Big Does Winter Savory Get
Sweet food tastes like sugar or honey, while savory dishes are stronger flavored or spicy.Pliny called the genus “Satureja,” from the word "satyr," the half-goat and half-man beast that delighted in all things decadent.Winter Savory is a hardy perennial with tiny white flowers that bloom in late summer.Use the leaves to add a bold, spicy flavor to beans, mushrooms, stuffings, and roasts, and to season meat, fish or vegetables.Its strong aroma repels pests such as mosquitoes, yet attracts beneficial insects such as bees and other pollinators.Winter Savory grows best in full sun, in poor soil that drains well.As with all herbs, it is best to pick Winter Savory in the morning when its essential oils are strongest and most concentrated
