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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Satureja
|species=hortensis
|common_name=Summer savory
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=8
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=8
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=annual
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist, moderate, dry
|features=flowers, drought tolerant
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=blue, purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|image=Satureja hortensis bgiu.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
'''Summer savory''' (''Satureja hortensis'') is the better known of the [[Savory (herb)|Savory]] species. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial [[Winter savory]].  It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor.

This [[herb]] has lilac tubular flowers which bloom from July to September.

It grows to around {{convert|30|to|60|cm|ft|abbr=on}} in height and has very slender bronze green leaves.