Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
Ground coverPlacenta
Production
A tidy, aromatic little workhorse for hot dry edges: strong bee and pollinator draw plus a steady culinary harvest. Give it sun and drainage — it sulks and rots in damp soil.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -20°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Evergreen culinary ground cover for hot, dry edges; trim after flowering to keep it compact and prevent legginess.
Watch out for
Goes woody and sparse with age; dislikes wet feet and needs sharp drainage.
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