Agastache foeniculum is a long-blooming perennial great for summer colour and bees and butterflies.
Description:
Agastache foeniculum is an upright, clump-forming hyssop with lavender to purple flowers, densely packed along showy, cylindrical, terminal spikes. A big hit with bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Fragrant foliage. 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
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
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:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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