Description
Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a hardy perennial shrub in the Lamiaceae or mint family native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea. Commercially distilled for its aromatic oil and used for flavouring, it has linear and lance-shaped, bright green leaves, and tubular violet-blue to pink flowers held on long spikes. The flowers are extremely attractive to bees and other pollinators. The foliage can be used for culinary dishes, such as seasoning oily fish.
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