Hyssopus officinalis
hyssop
Notes:
Prefers afternoon shade if summers are hot.
Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, NCSU.
Tags:
acidic soil intolerant
aromatic foliage
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
deer resistant
drought tolerant
easy to grow
edible flowers
edible foliage
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fine texture
form:perennial (herbaceous)
form:shrub
fragrant flowers
habit:rounded
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
persistence:evergreen
persistence:semievergreen
pest/disease free
pruning required
rich soil preferred
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:cut flowers
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:rock garden
use:specimen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
weedy
well-drained soil required
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