Latin Name: Agastache foeniculum
Height: 2 - 4 feet
Spread: 1.5 - 3 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun; Part Sun
Bloom Time: June to September
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Description:Anise Hyssop features anise-scented foliage and long lasting, lavender to purple flowers that are beautiful all summer long. Deadheading helps continue the show, for both you and the hummingbirds and pollinators as well as prevent self seeding. Cut the flowers for fresh enjoyment, fresh leaves for teas and jellies, dry the leaves for use in potpourris, and the seeds can even be eaten in muffins and cookies. This plant is drought tolerant once established. If flowers are left to go to seed, goldfinches and other songbirds will thank you. This particular Agastache is not native to Indiana but is native to other areas of northern United States.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies; Hummingbirds; Birds
Other Names: Lavender Giant Hyssop; Blue Giant Hyssop; Licorice Mint; Fragrant Giant Hyssop; Agastache anethiodora