• Eventual height: 0.6m
  • Eventual spread: 1m

hyssop

hyssop or Hyssopus officinalis

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This herb is semi-evergreen, so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new foliage appears again in spring.

  • Position: Full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: Average
  • Flowering period: May to October
  • Hardiness: Fully hardy


This aromatic semi-evergreen shrub will make a very handsome addition to both the herb garden and the mixed border. The young foliage can be used to flavour food and adds a distinctive flavour to soups, stews and salads. From midsummer to early autumn it produces very pretty deep blue flowerspikes, which help attract beneficial insects into the garden. A beguiling and versatile plant that is good in patio pots and can be used as low hedging.


  • Garden care:
    Don't cut back the faded flower-stems in until early spring, as they provide interest in the winter months. Lift and divide congested colonies in spring.


  • Sowing instructions:
    Sow from March to May indoors, or from May to June outdoors, 5mm deep into pots or trays of moist well-drained seed compost. Germination takes 14-21 days. Once large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into pots filled with multipurpose compost. Plant out after last frosts with 45cm spacing. Direct sow in drills and thin to 45cm spacing.


  • Sow: March to May (indoors) or May to June (outdoors)
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