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Anise Hyssop

The anise hyssop develops its first set of leaves in the early springtime, having the pleasing and nostalgic aroma of licorice that might have been stored in grandma's candy jar. By the time mid-summer arrives, honey bees are attracted to the same aroma on the profuse lavender-blue flower heads that extend like many paintbrushes ready to be dipped. Slowly the flowers change to blue-gray so that eventually by winter, a strong and hardened plant remains as a reminder of its previous glory.

Botanists have struggled with identifying the specific hyssop plant that is mentioned in the Bible ...
This teaching continues in the book, entitled "Love in Action."

Excerpt from A Garden of Love, copyright © 2009 by Thomas B. Clarke, 82 colorful pages, $19.95. By interweaving a depiction of flowers and the Scriptures, this book attempts to illustrate how flowers such as the anise hyssop can inspire a Scriptural application of love. Thirty flowering plants are presented – each photograph was taken in the Gethsemane Prayer Garden.