How to tend a Satureja hortensis
Also known as: Satureja altaica Boriss., Satureja brachiata Stokes, Satureja filicaulis Schott ex Boiss., Satureja laxiflora subsp. zuvandica (D.A.Kapan.) D.A.Kapan., Satureja litwinowii Schmalh. ex Lipsky, Satureja officinarum Crantz, Satureja pachyphylla K.Koch, Satureja viminea Burm.f., Satureja zuvandica D.A.Kapan., Thymus cunila E.H.L.Krause, Clinopodium hortense (L.) Kuntze, Clinopodium pachyphyllum (K.Koch) Kuntze, Satureja hortensis var. distans K.Koch
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Not resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, water thoroughly when soil is dry, water every day in summer, every 2-3 days in other seasons
Sunlight
Long-day plant, likes adequate sunshine, shade properly under summer noon strong light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Need more fertilization, apply once every 10 days with nitrogen liquid fertilizers
Pruning
Remove old diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Labiatae, Mentha
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠10 cm
- Blooming period
- Vanilla plants, flowering period July-September
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, flower color light purple, white, pink
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