I've had a savory plant growing in my garden for years. These days I find little offspring everywhere, and like to offer them on Freecycle, along with strawberry plants, marjoram, parsley, limnanthes etc. etc.
How can I find out whether my savory is a summer or a winter one? Admittedly it has stood many winters, but according to the pictures it looks more like a summer version. The leaves are not very tough. Can summer savory stand for years, here in the mild South=West?
savory - summer or winter?
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savory - summer or winter?
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Re: savory - summer or winter?
I'm fairly certain that summer savory is an annual, so if you've had the same plant for years it'll be winter.
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Re: savory - summer or winter?
What GA said. Plus, there's a good test. Summer savory is reputed to be an aphrodisiac, whereas winter savory is said to have the opposite effect. So eat a handful of it and see how you feel
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Re: savory - summer or winter?
Blimey, never knew that - I have lots of summer savory in the garden... Never noticed any effect, though. Probably need to eat more of it!MKG wrote:What GA said. Plus, there's a good test. Summer savory is reputed to be an aphrodisiac,
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Re: savory - summer or winter?
I see ... that's why ... had it for years .....MKG wrote:Summer savory is reputed to be an aphrodisiac, whereas winter savory is said to have the opposite effect.
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