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    Agastache foeniculum

    Also Known As

    • Anise Hyssop
    • Blue Agastache
    • Lavender Hyssop

    Plant type

    perennial, herb

    size

    • H: 2'-4'
    • W: 2'-3'

    planting zones

    • 4a-10b

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    Agastache foeniculum plant details

    Agastache foeniculum is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial herb with green foliage. In fall and summer blue and lavender flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Agastache foeniculum

    Plant type: perennial herb
    Plant family: lamiaceae
    Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 4 FT - tall
    Flowers: blue and lavender blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: cutting garden, fragrant foliage, long-blooming, rock garden, xeric

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Agastache foeniculum

    USDA Zones: 4a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
    Soil needs: average, gritty, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Agastache foeniculum is an upright, clump-forming hyssop with lavender to purple flowers, densely packed along showy, cylindrical, terminal spikes. A big hit with bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Fragrant foliage.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    An easy and rewarding agastache with dark green flawless foliage emitting a potent lemony fragrance, plus lavender blue flower spikes that draw bumblebees like kids to lollipops. Blooms midsummer to fall.

    By: Select Seeds

    Easy to grow and beloved by butterflies and beneficial insects, this Northern US native has become one of the go-to perennials for deer country gardens. It blooms practically all summer long, with minty fragrance in both leaves and flowers. Lavender purple spikes are set off by green heart-shaped leaves. Plants will self- seed but easy to pull out if you don't want them- or share with a friend! Not invasive, just generous!

    By: Deer Country Gardens

    The crushed leaves of Lavender Hyssop, also known as Anise Hyssop, have a fragrance of mint and licorice. The bright purple flowers and textured foliage make this an excellent choice for sunny prairies, open oak woodlands, and savannas. Agastache foeniculum is biennial, and self-sows readily on open soil. Hardy to Zones 2 - 6.

    By: Prairie Nursery

    A vigorous, clumping, Winter dormant perennial. Strong, square, stiffly erect stems, bear pairs of dark green, softly textured, sharply toothed, broadly lance shaped leaves which are strongly scented of licorice. All Summer and Autumn fat spikes of purple, tubular flowers are borne in great profusion to the delight of many nectar feeding insects. Cut to the ground in Autumn or enjoy the seed heads over Winter. Great for the tall border, or the back of a shorter one, perhaps with Salvia azurea and Monarda fistulosa. The fast growing mounds of leaves in Spring are alone, enough to make it worthy of garden space.

    By: Zephs

    Azure blue 4-6" spikes are held above the Anise scented foliage in summer. An upright growing clump forming native perennial. This popular herb was used as a healing herb by American Indians and is great for potpourris and teas. An excellent plant for bees and butterflies. Anise Hyssop is an easily grown North American native.

    By: Almost Eden

    Gardening facts about Agastache foeniculum plant

    How to Grow Agastache foeniculum

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • blue
      • lavender

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous
      • semi-evergreen

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