love it the h. offcinalis leaves are always in this whorl and skinny compared to the var grown for various other scents and bees
nice flowers usha di On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hyssopus officinalis* L., Sp. Pl. 1: 569. 1753. > > Perennial herb to subshrub with several stem arising from woody rootstock, > up to 80 cm tall, branches 4-angled; leaves linear to lanceolate, up to 4 > cm long with slightly involute or revolute margin, upper leaves gradually > reduced; flower clusters 3-7-flowered, forming spike-like inflorescence; > flowers short-pedicelled, bluish to purple, nearly 1 cm long, upper lip > 2-lobed, lowers 3-lobed, stamens distinctly protruding. > popularly known as hyssop, it is often grown by beekeepers to get good > quality hones. leaves are also used as condiment, and essential oil used > for flavoring liqueurs. > > Photographed from Botanical garden below Chesma shahi in Kashmir. > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
