If the hyssop is often cited in holy books, it is sorely lacking in gardens, and yet this small shrub with multiple properties is very decorative with its blue flowers. Presentation of this Mediterranean plant and its multiplication by cuttings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hyssop ‘\u00a0Hyssopus officinalis<\/em>\u00a0‘ also called “sacred herb” is an aromatic perennial plant which grows in the rockery of the poor soils of Haute Provence.\u00a0It is part of the same family as\u00a0lavender\u00a0hence its resemblance.\u00a0She appreciates the\u00a0limestone and the heat<\/strong>.\u00a0It is the opposite of heather earth plants.\u00a0In short, it is a rock garden plant and full sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smaller than lavender, it could be confused with its spikes of blue-purple flowers that bloom from June to September.\u00a0Very\u00a0melliferous<\/strong>, it attracts many useful insects in the garden.\u00a0Smaller than lavender, it hardly exceeds 30 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hyssop, from the labiate family, has square stems with shiny, lanceolate green leaves whose strong smell is very pleasant.\u00a0In small quantities, its leaves can\u00a0flavor salads.\u00a0Hyssop is used as an infusion to clear the\u00a0airways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the\u00a0spring<\/strong>\u00a0I attempted a seedling which turned out to be unsuccessful due to damping-off, a microscopic fungus that decimated the young seedlings.\u00a0The failure may also be due to\u00a0too acidic<\/strong>\u00a0seed soil. Place the cuttings before the\u00a0end of summer<\/strong>\u00a0in well-drained soil, ideally in a raised garden patch. Health If the hyssop is often cited in holy books, it is sorely lacking in gardens, and yet this small shrub with multiple properties is very decorative with its blue flowers. Presentation of this Mediterranean plant and its multiplication by cuttings. The hyssop ‘\u00a0Hyssopus officinalis\u00a0‘ also called “sacred herb” is an aromatic perennial plant which grows in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Flowers and flowering of hyssop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Recognize the leaves and foliage of hyssop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to cut hyssop: step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This time, to make my cuttings I will not fail to use my own substrate with a mixture of sand and a pinch of wood ash.
Cutting the hyssop:<\/p>\n\n\n\nTransplanting the cutting in the garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
tip:\u00a0In infusion, hyssop leaves are beneficial for the bronchi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"