Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Hyssopus canescens (DC) Nyman |
Bibliography | Consp. Fl. Eur.: 587 (1881) |
Native Range | sw. Europe |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves opposite, sessile, narrowly lanceolate, 1-3cm, shortly densely hirsute, margins involute, flowers in whorls of 3-7, inflorescence to 10cm, calyx tubular, corolla 1cm |
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 cinerascens Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus cinereus Pau Hyssopus officinalis var. canescens DC. Hyssopus officinalis ssp. canescens (DC.) Nyman Hyssopus officinalis ssp. cinereus (Pau) O.Bolós & Vigo Hyssopus offcinalis var. stenothix Briq. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |