Genre: Hyssop
Species: Hyssopus Officinalis
Family: Lamiaceae
Usable parts: flowers and leaves
Perennial aromatic species found in Southern Europe, Western Asia and around the Mediterranean basin. It’s 40-70 cm tall, bushy with erect branched stems. The leaves are small and lanceolate, its flowers are blue-purple. It prefers calcareous soils that are dry and well exposed.
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