Hyssopus

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Cultivation

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Read about Hyssopus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hyssopus (ancient name; but precisely what plant was the sacred Hyssop of the Jews is uncertain). Labiatae. Hyssop. A familiar plant, cultivated for medicine and also for ornament in hardy borders. It is considered a genus of only 1 species, the numerous synonyms being referred mostly to H. officinalis or to the genus Lophanthus, 2 species of which are cult. Hyssopus has entire lvs.: Lophanthus has serrate lvs. Important generic characters of Hyssopus are the 15- nerved tubular calyx, divergent stamens, upper lip of corolla 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed, stamens 4, didynamous, nutlets ovoid and smooth and somewhat 3-sided. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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