Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Fast

Nature Attraction • Butterflies • Songbirds • Bees

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Bloom Color • Purple

Attributes • For Bird Lovers • Easy to Grow • Fragrant • Long Blooming • For Clay Soils

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop

Spiky purple flowers make a mild honey and the fragrant leaves are used for tea and potpourri. Nice perennial for back of the border to attract birds, bees, and butterflies.

Agastache (a-gah-sta-kee)

Family: Labiatae · Common Name: Licorice Mint

Striking flower spikes in warm shades of rose, pink and orange highlight the late summer garden and attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Deliciously fragrant foliage. Drought tolerant.