Hyssop Companion Planting Guide

tips for growing hyssop in your garden

hyssop plant

Hyssop Companion Planting.

Hyssop, when planted nearby will help cabbage, cauliflower and grapes. Hyssop is particularly helpful to grapes by stimiluating their growth.

Companions for Hyssop.

Planting brussels sprouts near hyssop will be beneficial to the growth of your hyssop plants.

Bad Companion for Hyssop.

Radishes should not be planted near basil.



Hyssop attracts beneficial insects.

Hyssop is a particular favorite of honeybees. Rubbing a beehive with hyssop will help bees find and return to the hive.

Butterflies are also fond of hyssop.

Hyssop repels a number of harmful insects.

Hyssop, in a seeming contradiction, appears to repel harmful butterflies like cabbage butterflies and white butterflies and also repels the cabbage moth larvae. Hyssop and other mints repel slugs which will help your lettuce and cabbage flourish.


 

Additional Hyssop Information

(Hyssopus officinalis, Linn.)

To learn more about growing hyssop be sure to check out our hyssop fact sheet.

Hyssop has a long and interesting history that dates back to Biblical times. Learn more on our hyssop history page.