PLANTS OF BLUE HYSSOP - HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS
Decorative plant in gardens, rockery. Medicinal, culinary and aromatic plant. Dry flowers and leaves. It is used against cough, colds, bronchitis and to make gargling in case of throatache. In cooking recipes it is used to season salads, game and mushrooms. It tastes a little spicy. The fresh and dry leaves can be used as an insect and snails repellent. It was used to purify Christian temples and to look after lepers.
Evergreen small shrub up to 30-60 cm with hermaphrodite deep blue flowers. Lanceolate leaves and bright red or orangey berries. Intense aroma.
Grows on dry well-drained and calcium rich soils.
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| Average germination (%) | 80 |
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| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
| Flower colour | Blue |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Fragrant | Fruit |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15ºC) |
| Plant use | Edges, Flowerbeds, Gardening, Medicinal, Pest-repelling Plants |
| Seeds per gram | 1.000 |
| Soil - Moisture | Well-drained |
| Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
| Soil - Type | Sand |
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