Anise Hyssop Seedlings
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Agastache foeniculum
VARIETIES:
“Anise”. Popular edible ornamental plant in the mint family. Unique sweet licorice flavor. Used to sweeten teas, deserts, syrups, and de-stemmed flowers can be added to salads. Tender perennial, can regrow in subsequent seasons if mulch is used in winter. Plant matures at 24”-36”. Popular with pollinators. Sold singly. Seed source: Johnny’s Seeds
POLLINATORS:
Bees, butterflies, native wasps, and moths
CULTURE:
Well-drained soil is important. Mulch over the winter, then pull it back in spring to let the soil warm. Full sun. Moderate to low organic matter.
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Agastache foeniculum
VARIETIES:
“Anise”. Popular edible ornamental plant in the mint family. Unique sweet licorice flavor. Used to sweeten teas, deserts, syrups, and de-stemmed flowers can be added to salads. Tender perennial, can regrow in subsequent seasons if mulch is used in winter. Plant matures at 24”-36”. Popular with pollinators. Sold singly. Seed source: Johnny’s Seeds
POLLINATORS:
Bees, butterflies, native wasps, and moths
CULTURE:
Well-drained soil is important. Mulch over the winter, then pull it back in spring to let the soil warm. Full sun. Moderate to low organic matter.
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Agastache foeniculum
VARIETIES:
“Anise”. Popular edible ornamental plant in the mint family. Unique sweet licorice flavor. Used to sweeten teas, deserts, syrups, and de-stemmed flowers can be added to salads. Tender perennial, can regrow in subsequent seasons if mulch is used in winter. Plant matures at 24”-36”. Popular with pollinators. Sold singly. Seed source: Johnny’s Seeds
POLLINATORS:
Bees, butterflies, native wasps, and moths
CULTURE:
Well-drained soil is important. Mulch over the winter, then pull it back in spring to let the soil warm. Full sun. Moderate to low organic matter.
