Anise Hyssop

9cm Pot, Seed Packet, Wildflower Plugs

Agastache foeniculum  An excellent plant for the butterfly and bee border in association with Bergamot and Greater Knapweed. Anise-scented leaves and lovely mauve-violet flower spikes. None Native.

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Latin Name: Agastache foeniculum

Common Name(s): Anise Hyssop

Plant Type: Perennial

Friendly For: Bees, Butterflies

Habitat: Sun

Colour:

Purple

Height:

60cm

Flowering Time:

June - September

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Description

Also known as blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop is also tolerant of deer and drought, and also attracts butterflies making it an attractive selection for gardeners. The soft, anise-scented leaves are used as a seasoning, as a tea, in potpourri, and can be crumbled in salad. The purple flower spike is favoured by bees who make a light fragrant honey from the nectar.  The flowers blooming for a very long season, often from June until frost and during the time it blooms, one can see bees on the flowers from the morning until dusk

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June, July, August, September

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GB

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