Agastache foeniculum
anise hyssop
Lamiaceae
list 9.1
- Perennial
- Native to North America
- Zone 4
- Forms dense, rhizomatous clumps 1 m across. Reliably upright, 1-1.5 m tall.
- Small, toothed, lanceolate leaves. Spikes of tiny purple flowers.
- Long flowering. Aromatic leaves (like anise seed) are edible.
- Used medicinally by First Nations.
- Full sun to part shade. Drought tolerant, but better with some irrigation in Vancouver.
- Very well-behaved, useful plant. Great in a border, massing, or herb garden.
