- Sunset Hyssop is an open herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth.
- The leaves are fine-textured with a gray-green color. In the summertime, sunset hyssop is covered in trumpet shaped flowers, each with shades of orange, pink and purple.
- Sunset hyssop is a surefire way to attract hummingbirds to your garden. The vibrant pink, purple and orange blossoms definitely catch your eye, adding pizazz to any yard. It is able to grow in many zones and soil conditions.
- It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
- This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season.

Growing Tips For Sunset Hyssop

- Plant in a sunny location. It can tolerate part shade if needed.
- In the first season, they should be watered regularly to establish the root system. The soil should be well drained as sunset hyssop does not tolerate soil that is constantly wet. After it is established, it is very drought tolerant.
- During spring, you can divide established plants.
- Sow seeds directly in the garden once temperatures are above 55 degrees. Space transplants 12-18″ apart.

Maintenance/Pruning For Sunset Hyssop

- Cut sunset hyssop almost to the ground at the beginning of spring. This will promote stronger and more vigorous growth. Deadhead spent flowers to extend blooming season.
- In colder regions, mulch with pea gravel during the winter. Do not use wood mulches; these tend to keep the soil below very moist, which this plant cannot tolerate.

Soil Conditions needed for Sunset Hyssop

Sunset hyssop prefers a hot, sunny spot in well-drained, mineral-rich, humus-poor soil. Cut the fine-textured, somewhat brittle stems down close to the ground at the beginning of the growing season, even if much of the wood remains live, as it does in warmer zones. This radical pruning promotes sturdier, more vigorous growth.
Sunset hyssop is short-lived in damp, cool climates and resents moist winter soil. Otherwise it appears to adapt to most garden situations as long as it has full sun. Its warm colors and full, bushy texture combine well with late-season grasses such as Mexican feather grass and the taller big sacaton, two other lovely Southwest natives. Late- blooming, similarly drought- tolerant plants such as blue mist spirea, Russian sage, and Maximilian sunflower also make good companions. This recently discovered treasure offers lively color and delicious fragrance, while bringing wildlife into our late-season gardens.

There are some problems that are associated with Sunset Hyssop like : Mildew, rust, and downy mildew.

To grow a nice green garden, with nice and healthy fruits and vegetables, you need have to a good soil. Now it is not necessary that the soil in your garden is good from the beginning, but with some effort and technique, soil can be made to be teeming with nutrients and full of the good stuff. How can you do this ?
The key is to realize that it’s not something incredibly difficult. There is such a lot of connection between nutrients, insects, compost, that it is easy to make sure that your soil is full of nutrients and not a hard dead soil. But if you hate bugs or messy things, then it will be real difficult. If you hate earthworms, then you gotta change and start loving them.
What are some of the ways in which you can do this?
1. Add compost, leaf mold, manure, or whatever organic matter you have access to. When we say organic, it means specifically that you do not add any form of plastic, or metal. Instead, useleaves that have fallen down, rinds from the kitchen after cutting of vegetables and fruits, etc. As these decompose in the soil, the soil will become darker and more crumbly. There will be a lot more nutrients that will be present in the soil.
2. You need to love the earthworms that will start to make an appearance in the soil. They will start to make the soil much more porous, and add a lot more organic content and nutrients to the soil.
3. Don’t tamper too much with bugs. Most bugs in a kitchen garden are essential. They convert organic matter into nutrients, pollinate plants, act as a feed for birds, and eat other bugs. Unless you are sure, don’t assume that a bug will harm your plant, only when you are sure, then get rid of the bug (and don’t spray a lot of pesticide, instead try and get some organic pesticide that attacks the specifc bug)