Scientific Name:
Agastache foeniculum
Pronunciation:
uh-GASS-tuh-kee fuh-NICK-you-lum
Common Name:
anise-hyssop, giant hyssop
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Stems square in c.s., 60-120cm tall; leaves opposite, ovate, serrated, lower surface downy, fragrant, up to 10cm long; florets 2-lipped, tubular, <1cm long, tightly clustered in whorls to form spike-like verticillasters.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Garden origin, North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Fragrance, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include A. 'Blue Fortune'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster, Floriferous, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (NRY) NuRserY