Giant Hyssop

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Short-lived perennial

Native distribution

China & Japan

Biocultural value

Leaves add an anise flavor to herbal and China teas.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

J.L. Hudson, Seedsman, Richters

Description

Erect perennial to 120cm in height, branching in the upper part; stems glabrous or finely pubescent, leaves 6-8 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, ovate, the apex acute to acuminate, the base cordate or rounded, the margins coarsely serrate, glabrous to thinly hirtellous above, the pubescence chiefly along theveins beneath. Inflorescences of tapering, cylindrical 5-10 cm long spikes; corolla violet to rose.

USDA Hardiness Zone

8

Special characteristics

food