Agastache foeniculum
Agastache foeniculum is a long-blooming perennial great for summer colour and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Agastache foeniculum is a stately, upright, anise hyssop or hummingbird mint with lavender to purple flowers, densely packed along showy, cylindrical, terminal spikes on stems 3-4 feet high. Use it in the middle or even the back of the border. A big hit with bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Fragrant and edible foliage and flowers. It is native to much of northern North America and is found in rare instances in central and eastern BC.
Common Name: Anise Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Blue
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Openings in dry upland forests, upland areas of prairies, scrubby barrens, and thickets.
Award:
Geographical Origin: North America
