Hyssop - Anise Pink – For Healing Teas & Aromatic Leaves - The Healing Herb Garden

Hyssop - Anise Pink – For Healing Teas & Aromatic Leaves

£4.75
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Hyssop - Anise Pink – For Healing Teas & Aromatic Leaves

Hyssop - Anise Pink – For Healing Teas & Aromatic Leaves

£4.75
£4.75

A fragrant and traditional herb for your healing garden

Pink Hyssop is a beautiful and aromatic herb, loved for its narrow leaves and soft pink summer flowers. With its upright growth and gentle fragrance, it brings both structure and colour to the garden. Easy to grow and naturally resilient, it is perfect for herb gardens, borders, and container planting.

Why choose The Healing Herb Garden Pink Hyssop?

Our Pink Hyssop plug plants are carefully grown and selected to establish quickly and thrive in UK gardens. Supplied in a strong 7cm pot, these healthy young plants are ready to plant into herb beds, borders, or containers.

Our plants are carefully grown and nurtured with patience and care, so they arrive healthy, well-rooted, and ready to settle into your garden.

Pink Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is a hardy, semi-evergreen perennial herb known for its aromatic foliage and upright spikes of pink flowers. Flowering in summer, it is highly attractive to bees and butterflies, making it a valuable addition to wildlife-friendly gardens.

This versatile herb thrives in a sunny position with well-drained soil and can be grown as a low hedge, edging plant, or in containers on patios.

At The Healing Herb Garden we grow plants with gardeners, herbalists, and nature lovers in mind — helping you create a garden filled with beautiful, useful, and traditional herbs.

Pink Hyssop – The Healing Herb Garden

Usually available: Spring – Autumn
Life cycle: Perennial
Height: 40 – 60 cm
Position: Full sun
Soil preference: Well-drained soil

Uses

Herbal
Hyssop has a long history in traditional herbal practices and has been valued in herb gardens for generations. 

It is a useful culinary herb to use sparingly.  Chop and scatter young leaves onto salads, meat or oily fish dishes, or use to flavour soups, stews and fruit dishes. Hyssop is said to aid the digestion of fatty or rich foods.

Hyssop also has healing properties. A tea made from the dried flowers is ideal for relieving coughs and chest troubles, you may add honey for taste.

Aromatic
The leaves release a pleasant herbal scent, making it ideal for sensory and fragrant gardens.

Ground cover
Hyssop forms a neat, bushy plant and is often used as edging or low hedging rather than spreading ground cover.

Physical characteristics

Height
40 – 60 cm tall

Foliage
Narrow, aromatic green leaves forming a compact bushy plant.

Flowers
Spikes of soft pink flowers appearing in summer, highly attractive to pollinators.

Perfect for herb gardens in the UK

Pink Hyssop is a wonderful choice if you are looking to grow traditional herbs in the UK or create a structured, wildlife-friendly garden. Its upright growth and long flowering period make it ideal for borders, herb beds, edging, and patio containers.

Growing herbs like Hyssop helps create a fragrant and productive garden while supporting pollinators and beneficial insects.

Supplied as a healthy young plug plant in a 7cm pot, ready to establish and thrive in your Healing Herb Garden.

 
FAQs

What is the difference between Pink, Blue, and Rock Anise Hyssop?
Pink and Blue Hyssop are both varieties of Hyssopus officinalis, sharing the same aromatic leaves and growth habit, with the main difference being flower colour — pink or blue. Rock Anise Hyssop (often Agastache rupestris) is a different but related plant, known for its taller growth, softer foliage, and distinct aniseed-like scent. All are attractive to pollinators but vary slightly in appearance, fragrance, and garden use.

Can I grow Hyssop in a pot?
Yes, Hyssop grows very well in containers, especially in a sunny position with good drainage.

Can Hyssop be used in cooking?
Yes, young leaves can be used sparingly in salads, soups, and meat or fish dishes for a slightly aromatic flavour.

How do I care for Hyssop?
Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Clip back in early spring and deadhead after flowering to encourage continued blooms.

Is there a medicinal difference between Pink, Blue, and Rock Anise Hyssop?
Pink and Blue Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) are the same plant species and have traditionally been used in similar ways. Rock Anise Hyssop (often Agastache species) is a related but different plant, with its own history of traditional use. While they share some similarities, they are generally considered distinct herbs with slightly different properties and uses.

Why grow Pink, Blue, and Rock Anise Hyssop together?
Growing all three creates a more diverse and vibrant planting, with a mix of flower colours, heights, and textures that bring interest throughout the season. Together they attract a wider range of bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects, helping to support a healthy, balanced garden ecosystem.

As an added bonus, all three can be enjoyed as aromatic herbs, with leaves and flowers often used in herbal teas, each bringing slightly different flavours and scents.