Is Savory deer resistant?
Satureja montana
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 5–10LightFull sunMature height6–18 inBloomSummer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Savory
Winter savory is the perennial one and stays semi-evergreen; summer savory is a separate annual species with a milder flavour. Both want poor gritty soil and full sun. Clip it lightly to keep it dense, and never cut into bare wood.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Savory
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Savory grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Savory
- Is Savory deer resistant?
- Savory (Satureja montana) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Savory grow in?
- Savory is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Savory grow in shade?
- No. Savory wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Savory get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–18 in. Growth rate is moderate.