Ziziphora clinopodioides is a scented shrublet of the Middle East mountains. In Mt Hermon it is considered as the best herb for tea. One can add a few of its small leaves and the drink becomes much better. Sometimes we add them to cold tab water and get a better taste. Herre u can see a close up of the flowering head. The shrublet is breeping, probably a great plant for a dry rock garden.
We escape the hot lowlands of Israel in Mt Hermon, the only cool place available. Blooming still takes place there. We saw the creeping cherry together with Ziziphora clinopodioides (a great herb for tea!).
