Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Blue, Pink, Purple, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer, Mid fall. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in soups, salads etc. — Leaves and young shoot tips - raw or used as a flavouring in soups, salads etc.; A strongly aromatic flavour, somewhat like a cross between sage and mint, it has fallen out of favour in recent years.; It can be used fresh or dried.; An essential oil from the plant is used as a food flavouring.

Habitat & North American Range

Old walls and buildings, stony places. Dry hills and rock ledges to 2200 metres in Turkey. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)