- Name
- Anise Hyssop
- Common Names
- Blue Giant Hyssop, Lavender Hyssop
- Scientific Name
- Agastache foeniculum
- Family
- Labiate (Mint Family)
- Description
- A 2-4 ft. perennial native to North America with dense, terminal spikes of small, tubular, bright blue flowers.
- Leaves
- Grey-green, lance shaped, opposite; foliage has an anise or licorice scent.
- Flowers
- Small blue to purple tubular flowers packed in spikes that are about 3-6" long. The small flowers are arranged in dense whorls that are crowded along the spike.
- Bloom Time
- July-September
- Pollen Source
- poor
- Nectar Source
- good
- Pollen Color
- yellowish-green
- Native to NC
- Yes
