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Video: Growing Hyssop Officinalis (Hyssopus Officinalis)
2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) of the Lamiaceae family is an evergreen shrub with a tap-woody branched root and numerous erect branched stems up to 80 cm high. Lanceolate or linear-lanceolate leaves, small, 2-4 cm long and 0.5-1 cm wide, at the top pointed, with slightly curled edges, almost sessile. Inflorescences are often one-sided. The flowers are small, with a violet-blue or blue, rarely pink or white corolla. Fruits are dark brown nuts.
Spread
Homeland of hyssop Southern Europe and Western Asia. In our country, it is common in the Caucasus and in the foothills of Altai. Hyssop is successfully grown in central Russia. This culture grows well at home.
Using hyssop
Hyssop is a well-known essential oil plant widely used in perfumery and medicine. It also has food applications. Its leaves, which have a spicy-bitter taste and characteristic aroma, are used as a seasoning for salads, soups, meat and vegetable dishes. It is flavored with some varieties of processed cheese. Lovers add hyssop to the curd. You can also add hyssop when brewing tea and when pickling cucumbers and tomatoes.
Hyssop is one of the oldest medicinal plants. In folk medicine, it is used for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, bronchial asthma, gastrointestinal diseases, angina pectoris. An infusion and decoction of hyssop is used for washing the eyes, rinsing the mouth and throat, and for compresses.
As an ornamental plant, hyssop is suitable for low curbs (free-growing and molded). Hyssop looks great in any flower gardens and alpine slides.
Hyssop is an excellent melliferous plant.
Growing conditions
Hyssop is light and moisture-loving, drought-resistant, cold-hardy and winter-hardy. Grows well on light calcareous and moderately moist soils.
Care
After flowering, it is necessary to cut the peduncles. If the hyssop grows in the form of a trimmed border, then it is cut (molded) several times over the summer. It is necessary to cover with snow for the winter.
Reproduction
Cutting, dividing the bush and seeds.
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