Hedge Hyssop is a native wildflower in the plantain family and is considered Imperiled in North Carolina but can be found along pond and lake margins, and wetlands. It rarely reaches over 1 foot tall and is easy to miss due to its size and habitat in very wet, even partially submerged areas. It has become popular as an aquarium plant and can remain submerged for long periods of time. The glandular puberulence of the stems and flower bracts give the plant a clammy or sticky feel when touched. It is multi-stemmed and compact in growth habit forming a dense mound. The white tubular flowers appear in summer and into fall. This plant can be grown in neutral pH wet sites as bogs and water gardens or along streams and ponds. It prefers partial shade and requires constantly wet soils. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for snails, aphids, thirps, whiteflies and beetles. Potential diseases are root rot in poorly circulated water and fungal diseases in aquariums that are out of balance.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.