Hyssop Seeds - Hyssopus officinalis - Herb
| Type: | Hardy Perennial Herb |
| Approximate height: | Up to 80 cm |
| Flowering Time: | Summer |
| Site and soil type: | Prefers a sunny position in well drained soil |
| When to sow: | Spring to early autumn |
| Where to sow: | Inside, into trays, modules or pots. |
| Packet contents: | Approximately 500 seeds / 0.6 g |
Hyssop is a semi-evergreen shrubby herb with aromatic leaves and blue flowers.
It has strongly flavoured leaves which can be used sparingly in stews and blue flowers which can be sprinkled on salads.
A good plant for hedging and loved by pollinators.
Warning - Do not use hyssop during pregnancy
Hyssop attracts / provides food for the following creatures:
- Short-tongued bumblebees
- Honeybees
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- 🦇 (RHS)
- An "RHS Plants for Pollinators" plant **
All our seed packets include sowing instructions.
Jemima’s Garden seeds are plastic free and reyclable. They’re contained in an inner glassine envelope, (made from pine wood cellulose), and an outer Kraft paper seed packet. Any shipping packaging is also plastic free and recyclable.
Key to symbols:
🐛 A food plant for the caterpillar
🦋 Provides nectar for the adult moth or butterfly
🦇 Listed in: Bat Conservation Trust Encouraging bats, A guide for bat-friendly gardening and living
🦇 (RHS) Listed in the RHS Plants for Bats list
** RHS Plants for Pollinators. The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects. Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators
** The Royal Horticultural Society, and its logo, are trade marks of The Royal Horticultural Society (Registered Charity No 222879/SC038262) and used under licence.