Hyssop , or anise hyssop , belongs to the genusAgastache , which includes 20 or more species of varying appearing and cold lustiness . Many are aboriginal to the American Southwest and Mexico . Most are fragrant and smell like licorice . All are first-class nectar sources for butterfly and hummingbird .
verbal description of Hyssopus officinalis : These herblikeperennialsare showy and somewhat tender . Most are shaggy-haired and sport long , airy spike of brightly colored , tube-shaped - influence blossom that bloom in belated summer or early fall .
How to spring up hyssop : Hyssopus officinalis grows easily in well - drain , alkaline grease and is adapted to bumpy soil . Some type are very drouth tolerant but all flower better if they receive adequate rainfall or subsidiary piss . Hyssop will not tolerate plastered soil in the winter . They have sex hot weather and arise easily in areas with warm summer .
Propagating Hyssopus officinalis : By germ .
Uses for hyssop : Mix with other sunshine - loving perennials such as Russian salvia , butterfly stroke bush , yarrow , dark mist spiraea , and boltonia . This is an fantabulous plant for attract hummingbirds and butterflies .
Hyssop related species and varieties : Agastache cana , Texas hummingbird mint , has raspberry pink blossom . It raise 24 to 36 inches tall and 18 inches broad , through grow Zone 5.Agastache x’Blue Fortune ' comport large , 5 - inch - long pulverisation drab flower spike for many weeks through growing Zone 6.Agastache rupestris , licorice mint or sundown Hyssopus officinalis , flush midsummer through descend up through growing Zone 5 with spikes of two - modulate Orange River and purple flower . ' Tutti Frutti ' has a marvelous fruity - sweet smell .
Scientific name for hyssop : Agastachespecies
