Hyssop (Hyssopus Officinalis White) - Every herb garden deserves some Hyssop plants! They are both attractive and beneficial. Honey bees will forage from Hyssop herbs over and over, and both hummingbirds and butterflies will be attracted as well.  A mature Hyssop herb plant will have a nice, bushy form with many white flower spikes lasting throughout the summer. This perennial is from the mint family and is nicely aromatic. It has been grown for centuries as a medicinal herb.

Hyssop seeds can be started directly outdoors after the danger of frost has passed. Cover the herb seeds lightly with soil and keep moist until germination. The herb plants require little maintenance except for pruning occasionally and removing the spent flower heads. 

Delightful Garden Herb

How To Grow

Hyssop seeds can be sown directly outdoors: after all danger of frost has passed, sow seeds into prepared seedbeds, and then cover lightly with soil. Keep moist until germination, which will occur in 7-14 days. Hyssop plants require little maintenance aside from the occasional pruning to remove spent flower heads and maintain the attractiveness of the plant. The flowers should be harvested just before they begin to open. Tie bunches of the stems together and then hang upside down in a warm but well-ventilated room.

• Sowing rate: 3-4 seeds per plant
• Soil: rocky and well-drained with pH 6.7-7.5
• Environment: full sun

Plant Information

Hyssop is a flowering perennial herb that grows in USDA zones 3 through 9. It is used for a variety of purposes, including as a fragrance in cosmetics, a flavoring in foods, and as a medicinal herb for digestive and respiratory problems.

• Bloom color: blue
• Bloom season: mid summer to early fall
• Height: 24 inches

Hyssop (Hyssopus Officinalis Mix) - Creat a colorful hedge for your herb garden with Hyssop plants! Start this herb seed mix for colors of white, blue, and rose Hyssops. The mature plants are bushy and erect, filled with many colorful flower spikes. With some light pruning, a lovely hedge will form giving not only a beautiful border but also attracting many pollinators to the garden.

The Hyssop herb is an aromatic plant and is used for both culinary and medicinal purposes. For drying the herbs, harvest stems just before flowers begin to open. Bunches of stems can be tied together and hung upside down to dry. Store the leaves and flowers in airtight containers.

Hyssop seeds can be started directly outdoors once frost danger has passed. Cover the herb seeds lightly with soil and keep moist until germination. 

Delightful Garden Herb

How To Grow

Hyssop seeds can be sown directly outdoors: after all danger of frost has passed, sow seeds into prepared seedbeds, and then cover lightly with soil. Keep moist until germination, which will occur in 7-14 days. Hyssop plants require little maintenance aside from the occasional pruning to remove spent flower heads and maintain the attractiveness of the plant. The flowers should be harvested just before they begin to open. Tie bunches of the stems together and then hang upside down in a warm but well-ventilated room.

• Sowing rate: 3-4 seeds per plant
• Soil: rocky and well-drained with pH 6.7-7.5
• Environment: full sun

Plant Information

Hyssop is a flowering perennial herb that grows in USDA zones 3 through 9. It is used for a variety of purposes, including as a fragrance in cosmetics, a flavoring in foods, and as a medicinal herb for digestive and respiratory problems.

• Bloom color: blue
• Bloom season: mid summer to early fall
• Height: 24 inches