This genus of plants that we know by the name of Satureja, we find it within the Labiadas family, which in turn It is made up of a number of about 30 species of plants that are annual, as well as long-lasting and full of aroma, which mostly have their origin in what is the Mediterranean basin.
Among the main species that we can find in this genus are the mountain satureja, the hortensis satureja and we can also mention the thymbra satureja. The common names by which we usually know these plants are Ajedrea, morquera or also as hyssop.
Characteristics of purple savory
As we have already mentioned, savory is an annual plant which has the capacity to reach an approximate measure of a little more than a meter in height.
The stems of this plant are straight, completely covered by small hairs and are also quite branched. It is a plant that has leaves that have a shape that is narrow lanceolate and the flowers of the same are of a violet color or they can also be of a lilac color, which have their development in the axils of the leaves.
The time when this plant blooms is usually the summer months.
They are plants that we can use for rockeries or in those gardens that are aromatic as well as medicinal herbs. In its composition there are properties that are carminative, which means that they are of great help to be able to expel gases from the interior of our digestive tract, but it also works as a stimulant.
Purple savory it is a plant that does not require direct exposure to sunlight and we have to protect it from the winds, since its stems run the risk of breaking.
These are not plants that have too many demands on the soil, however they like that it is of the calcareous class. The transplant or the plantationWe have to do it in the spring months or for the last weeks of winter.
We have to water moderately throughout the year gradually increasing the amount of water in the summer months and all in case the temperatures are too hot.
For this plant it is more than enough to place an annual compost with a little manure and then place two fertilizers that are material fertilizer when the summer comes.
The cultivation and pests of purple savory
The climate
This is a plant that adapts quite well to climates that are temperate or hotTherefore, it does not have the ability to withstand climates with cold temperatures. Purple savory is a plant that we can grow inside a pot, in our garden or even in a vegetable garden.
Soil
It must be light, sandy or in its calcareous difference and with sufficient drainage capacity as well as depth. It does not need us to put too many nutrients, the less fertilizer is in the soil, the fragrance that it gives off will be much greater.
Irrigation
As we have already mentioned, the irrigation has to be little abundantThis is a plant that has the ability to increase its fragrance while the climate is drier.
The spread
Savory is a plant that is spread through the seeds. We have to plant each one in our seedbed by the end of winter, it can be between the months of January, February and also March.
For the month of April approximately, we have to transplant the plants once they have reached a measure of between 10 and 15 cm high and between 4 and 8 leaves that are true. This is a time when we have to avoid cold temperatures.
Plagues and diseases
The damages that we can observe in this plant are caused by beetles or beetles, at the time that the plant develops for the first months of its growth. As usual when the plant is adult it does not receive any damage from pests or diseases.