Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Hyssopus aristatus Godr. |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Stanislas, sér. 3, 3: 106 (1850) |
Native Range | w. & c. Medit. to n. Aegean Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves sessile or linear, flat, flowers verticillate forming spike, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hyssopus officinalis ssp. aristatus (Godr.) Nyman Hyssopus officinalis var. aristatus (Godr.) Briq. Hyssopus officinalis var. maroccanus Litard. & Maire Hyssopus officinalis ssp. pilifer (Pant.) Murb. Hyssopus officinalis var. pilifer Pant. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |