While on the cross, Jesus said he was thirsty. "A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on the stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips" (John 19:29 NIV).

The purple-blue anise hyssop flowers, possibly related to the hyssop of the Bible, reach out to the garden visitor: "Smell the refreshing fragrance."

In the spring, soldiers mockingly held the hyssop branch to Jesus with the sour vinegar on a sponge. After Jesus received the wine vinegar, he gave up his Spirit. This garden is a good place for meeting with that same Spirit.