Agastache scrophulariifolia
Agastache scrophulariifolia
purple giant hyssop
- Plant type and subtype:
- Perennials
- Hardiness Zone:
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
- 7
- Light Requirements:
- part-shade,
- part-sun,
- sun
- Height: 2'-5'
- Leaf Color:
- green
- Bloom Color:
- lavender,
- purple
- Bloom Time:
- Jul,
- Aug,
- Sep
- Water Use:
- medium
- Soil Moisture:
- moist
- Soil Description:
- rich
- Additional Tags:
- attracts bees,
- attracts butterflies,
- clumping,
- colonizing,
- cottage garden plant,
- fragrant plant,
- naturalizing,
- shade garden plant
- Description:
Agastache scrophulariifolia, which at 4', is a tall growing member of the Mint family. Like mint, it has squarish hairy stems. The leaves are deep-green, large, and coarsely toothed, resembling those of nettles. The tiny purple flowers form a dense, showy terminal spike, or raceme.
- Cultivation:
Purple Giant Hyssop is found growing in moist open woods and thickets and in open floodplains. It enjoys moist rich soil in sun to part-shade. Like most members of the Mint family, it is highly adaptable, easy to grow, and will colonize with ease. It is a good choice for a cottage garden. A late season bloomer; July through September, sometimes later. Zones 4-7
- Propagation:
Propagate from seed or by clump division.
- Additional Notes:
The leaves exude a licorice-like fragrance when crushed
Map of Native Range
- Range by State: USDA data
- Recorded County Distribution: USDA data
*The map of native range is based on the latest available USDA data.
There may be gaps in the county level distribution.
CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Classification
| Kingdom: | Plantae | Plants |
| Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants |
| Superdivision: | Spermatophyta | Seed plants |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons |
| Subclass: | Asteridae | |
| Order: | Lamiales | |
| Family: | Lamiaceae | Mint family |
| Genus: | Agastache | giant hyssop |
| Species: | Agastache scrophulariifolia | purple giant hyssop |
| Synonyms: |
USDA Endangered Status
| N/A |
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