It has dark green leaves and summer flowers ranging from pale lavender, or pink to white.

[2][3] The leathery,[3] dark green[4] leaves are opposite, oval-lanceolate or needle-like, [5] 1–2 cm long and 5 mm broad.

[6] It can be found growing in old walls, on dry banks and rocks on hillsides,[6] or rocky mountain slopes,[3] usually on calcareous[6] or alkaline soils.

[3] Winter savory is easy to grow and can be used as a culinary herb garden edging plant.

[12] In temperate climates it becomes dormant in winter, putting out leaves on the bare stems in the spring.

[17] Taken internally, it is said to be a remedy for colic and a cure for flatulence, whilst it is also used to treat gastro-enteritis, cystitis, nausea, diarrhoea, bronchial congestion, sore throat and menstrual disorders.

[17] The Saturejas have been traditionally used to strew on the floor since the medieval times, as an aromatic herb that reduce insects.