Flower Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 36 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: Purple
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7.2
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Do not cover the seed but tightly press into the soil
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 18 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Anise Hyssop
Anise Hyssop (Agastache Foeniculum) - This Agastache is a beautiful, fragrant flower which makes a wonderful addition to herb gardens, perennial flower borders, and wildflower areas. Lavender Hyssop does well in planters or containers along porches and patios where its fragrance can be enjoyed. The sweet smell also attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies to the flower garden. Some people even use this plant for honey production as bees are so attracted to it. The flowers are lavender to purple, and they are easily grown from Agastache Foeniculum flower seeds.
Sow Agastache Foeniculum flower seeds in spring after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to at least 50 degrees. Lavender Hyssop prefers a fertile, well-drained soil and a sunny location. Do not cover these flower seeds but press them into the soil and water to keep the seed moist. Agastache will do very well in a dry climate. Once established minimal watering is required. In zone 4 and 5 over winter dry and use a dry winter mulch.
