Anise Hyssop - Seeds & Bare Root Plant
Agastache foeniculum
This near native wildflower is extremely easy to grow, has gorgeous indigo flowers, and fragrant leaves that smell and taste like licorice, hence the name anise. It is part of the mint family and as such has opposite leaves and a square stem. Starting in mid-July the flowers bloom and remain so for well over a month. All sorts of pollinators love the flower, particularly bumblebees. Grow it for them or for your own perennial source of anise flavor.
Seeds require cold stratification to germinate—read this quick article to learn how to accomplish this.
Hardiness: Zone 4-8
Soil: Average to slightly dry soils
Light: Full sun to part sun
Options:
Bare Root Plants: Plant into loose soil in the fall or spring and keep moist until new growth emerges.
Seed Packet (100 seeds) NOTE** will ship in the Fall
Agastache foeniculum
This near native wildflower is extremely easy to grow, has gorgeous indigo flowers, and fragrant leaves that smell and taste like licorice, hence the name anise. It is part of the mint family and as such has opposite leaves and a square stem. Starting in mid-July the flowers bloom and remain so for well over a month. All sorts of pollinators love the flower, particularly bumblebees. Grow it for them or for your own perennial source of anise flavor.
Seeds require cold stratification to germinate—read this quick article to learn how to accomplish this.
Hardiness: Zone 4-8
Soil: Average to slightly dry soils
Light: Full sun to part sun
Options:
Bare Root Plants: Plant into loose soil in the fall or spring and keep moist until new growth emerges.
Seed Packet (100 seeds) NOTE** will ship in the Fall
Agastache foeniculum
This near native wildflower is extremely easy to grow, has gorgeous indigo flowers, and fragrant leaves that smell and taste like licorice, hence the name anise. It is part of the mint family and as such has opposite leaves and a square stem. Starting in mid-July the flowers bloom and remain so for well over a month. All sorts of pollinators love the flower, particularly bumblebees. Grow it for them or for your own perennial source of anise flavor.
Seeds require cold stratification to germinate—read this quick article to learn how to accomplish this.
Hardiness: Zone 4-8
Soil: Average to slightly dry soils
Light: Full sun to part sun
Options:
Bare Root Plants: Plant into loose soil in the fall or spring and keep moist until new growth emerges.
Seed Packet (100 seeds) NOTE** will ship in the Fall