🌿 Anise Hyssop (Agastache / Hummingbird Mint)
Agastache foeniculum
flowers
perennial
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low to moderate (drought-tolerant)
🗺️ Zones
[4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, average
📏 Spacing
12-18 inches
📐 Height
2-4 feet
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ Leaves (tea , licorice/mint flavor), flowers (salad garnish, tea)
🍽️ Excellent honey plant , bees produce uniquely flavored honey
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (4)
Attracts hummingbirds and beneficial wasps; aromatic oils may repel some pests
Predatory wasps control cabbage worms; aromatic leaves mask brassica scent from pests
Pollinators drawn by anise hyssop dramatically improve pepper fruit set
Bee magnet , improves squash pollination rate enormously
⚠️ Keep Apart (0)
No known enemies listed.
📝 Growing Notes
Spikes of lavender-purple flowers with intense licorice-mint fragrance. #1 hummingbird plant in many regions , also bees, butterflies, and beneficial wasps. Deer and rabbit resistant. Long-blooming (June to frost). Mint family but non-invasive.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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