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How to grow Hyssopus officinalis growing and care:
Moist and well drain soil, alkaline soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easier to grow
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring / in warm climate also autumn, in desert winter-autum
Pests and diseases:
Leafhoppers, aphids
Pruning season:
All year round
How to prune:
Dead leaves and stems
Size of the plant?
20-80 cm, 8-32 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower:
Fragrant flower in pink or purple color the flowers small and grow on stems
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
Spring / Autumn (but can be harvest all year)
How to harvest the leaves?
Better to cut the stems the after the plant established
Information about leaves:
Leaves ovate in green color the size 1-3 cm
Uses of Hyssopus officinalis leaves:
Herbs, eaten raw, spices
Scientific name:
Hyssopus officinalis
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Flower colors
Pink flower Purple flower
Climate
Desert Climate Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Perennial plant Shrub Subshrub
Plant Uses
Edible plants Fragrance Ground cover plants Medical uses Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Regularly water Small amounts of water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9