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Hyssopus officinalis

85 - 90Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Hyssop Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-019-PKT

Blue-violet spikes that bees love.

A mint-family herb with bright blue-violet flower spikes, popular in perennial beds and loved by bees.

The leaves make a pleasant herbal tea.

Flowers about 85–90 days from sowing. Perennial in Zones 3–9. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 200 seeds
Average 27,150 seeds per oz.

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Hyssopus officinalis
Days To Maturity: 85 - 90 days
Life Cycle: Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow in spring

1/4" deep; rows 18".

Thin to 6–12"

Full sun.

Lean, stony soil

Not rich or wet.

Cut at first bloom

Hang in shade to dry.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 5–21 days.

Direct sowing

Recommended. Spring sowing works best: space seeds about an inch apart, 1/4" deep, with 18" between rows, and thin later to 6–12".

Starting indoors

In early spring, sow a few seeds per cell 1/4" deep, then thin or pot up to one per cell. Plant out at a few inches tall, 6–12" apart.

Plant spacing

6–12".

Soil

Light, stony soil suits it better than rich, wet ground.

Light

Full sun is best; plants stretch in part shade.

Harvest

Cut flowering tops, or whole plants, just as bloom starts, usually midsummer. Bundle the stems and dry them hanging in the shade.

Hardiness

Zones 3–9; clipped as a small shrub, it is best kept to Zone 6 and warmer.

Plant height

16–24".

Scientific name

Hyssopus officinalis

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 27,150 on average.

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