This grower is sure of this plant identification.
Grown this year chemical-free from our own seed. Flowers lilac/purple. Excellent for bees.
Anise Hyssop, Blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Hyssop, Elk mint, Lavender giant hyssop, Licorice mint
Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop). This is an upright, clumping perennial with mauve flowers produced at intervals in a whorl-like pattern on a flowering spike. The leaves are oval, irregularly toothed and dark green with a white-ish underside. The flowers themselves are not fragrant, but the leaves are.
If the climate is mild the herb will grow as a perennial. Harvest the leaves on a dry day.
This species has ornamental flowers and can be used in salads, as a flavouring herb for roast meats, in baking and as a herbal tea. Medicinally, it is often used for digestive disorders. This plant is very attractive to bees and butterflies.
