General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Culinary Herb/Spice
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: About 70°F (20°C)
Depth to plant seed: Barely cover with soil.
Other info: Needs no stratification.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Wild Basil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Clinopodium vulgare
  • Synonym: Satureja vulgaris

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Alpine Lake, West Virginia | May, 2023
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date: 2016-05-25
A large clump, from a seedling planted last year
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2005
Satureja vulgaris    Found growing in the garden

Photo by Leo Michels

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-06-18
Location: Skaneateles Conservation Area
photo credit: R. A. Nonenmacher

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Comments:
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 3, 2015 8:31 PM concerning plant:
    I bought seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery and started them in a pot. They all came up, and I hope they'll do well in the garden, because mint family plants are great for attracting bees and other insects! This should be a good plant for our dry soil.

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