Does Hyssop Smell Nice

hyssop, (Hyssopus officinalis), evergreen garden herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae), grown for its aromatic leaves and flowers. The plant has a sweet scent and a warm bitter taste and has long been used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and as a folk medicine.

Does anise hyssop smell like licorice?

Hyssop, or anise hyssop, belongs to the genus Agastache, which includes 20 or more species of varying appearance and cold hardiness. Many are native to the American Southwest and Mexico. Most are fragrant and smell like licorice. All are excellent nectar sources for butterflies and hummingbirds.

What hyssop taste like?

Hyssop leaves and flowers taste a lot like mint, but with more floral character and a pleasant bitterness. Like lavender, hyssop evokes spring meadows and may turn off cooks by its aromatic resemblance to freshly laundered towels.