THE MAGICAL HERB GIANT MEXICAN HYSSOP! A MAGNIFICENT BEE, BIRD AND BUTTERFLY MAGNET! LIKES ANY SOIL AS LONG AS IT’S WELL DRAINED, SAND IS FINE! HARSH WEATHER MEANS NOTHING TO THIS HARDY SURVIVOR! NOTHING BEATS IT FOR EASY CARE AND USEFULNESS!

Fill your garden with a stunning display of vibrant foliage and flowers! The Mexican Giant Hyssop produces tall, flowering stems adorned with large, eye-catching hot pink and orange floral spikes. With aromatic leaves that release a fragrance when crushed or touched, this hardy plant is drought-tolerant and fast-growing. It blooms from summer to autumn, attracting birds, bees, and butterflies with its nectar-rich flowers.

The leaves of this South American shrub have a sweet, minty flavour with a hint of aniseed. They can be used for tea infusions, to season food, or even eaten raw in salads. The Aztecs used their variety of hyssop as a fragrant ornamental and to treat open sores. To this day, an ointment made with giant hyssop as the main active ingredient remains popular in Mexico.

Growth Width — 60 CM
Growth Height — 45 CM+
Fragrant
Flower Colour — Pink/Purple sometimes Blue or Orange
Flowering Period — Summer, Autumn
SEEDS ARE VERY SMALL, MIX WITH FINE GRAINS OF SAND IF NEEDED TO AID DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.

Grow Notes
Plant in full sun in moist, well-draining soils.

Drought tolerant once established.

Sow
Raise seedlings in Spring at a depth of 1mm, with 50cm plant spacing. Seeds need light to germinate.

Keep soil moist, not wet.

Plant the strong seedlings out in early Summer.

Germination
14-30 days @ 15-24°C.

Maturity
80-90 days.

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