Hyssop

Botanical Name: Hyssopus officinalis.

Family Name: LAMIACEAE

Other Common Names: Curdukotu, hastipippili, hisopo, yanagi-hakka.

Habitat: Hyssop is native to the Mediterranean countries and temperate parts of Asia but is now widely cultivated all over the world and often used as a decorative plant.

Plant Description: Hyssop is a perennial plant from the family of Lamiaceae or the mint family. This family contains a wide variety of medicinal and kitchen herbs. Other well-known plants in this family are for example peppermint, basil, sage, lavender, thyme, and catnip. Like all members of the mint family, hyssop has a slender, square stem with opposite positioned leaves and can reach heights of up to two feet. Hyssop flowers from June through October with purple-blue coloured flowers that are very fragrant and attract nectar-drinking insects. Some cultivars have white or pink-coloured flowers. 

Hyssop leaves and green…