Origanum syriacum Perennial. Native to the Mideast. Scholars of religion have searched long to find the true Hyssop of the bible. Well, according to our indigenous contacts, this is it, and it is an herb still in common use. Zaatar is mixed with salt and olive oil.
Bread is dipped into it.
Strongly aromatic, pungent and delicious. Antiseptic, diaphoretic and expectorant. Sow in early spring to early summer. Average germ time 12 days. Likes full sun and tolerates poor soils.