What it is
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is in the Lamiaceae (Mint) family. Sweet licorice-mint leaves for tea, topped with purple spikes that are a top-tier pollinator magnet.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low, and give it well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0–7.0. Space plants about 18 in apart. Expect roughly Cut as needed. Hardy perennial.
How it's used
Anise Hyssop is used: tea, fresh; edible flowers.
🔎 How to identify it
- Soft toothed leaves, anise scent
- Square stems
- Purple flower spikes
Edibility
PartsLeaves and flowers
UsesTea, fresh; edible flowers
CautionNone.
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Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.