Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Hyssopus montanus Jord. & Fourr. |
Bibliography | Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 90 (1868) |
Native Range | s. Europe to s. European Russia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate, 1-3cm, dark green, margins involute, flowers in whorls forming spike, corolla ca. 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 cretaceus Dubj. Hyssopus officinalis ssp. montanus (Jord. & Fourr.) Briq. Hyssopus officinalis var. montanus (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag. Hyssopus officinalis var. wolgensis Briq. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |