Lavender giant hyssop or anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Mint family (Lamiaceae)
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Themes
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De bloemen van de dropplant zijn zeer in trek bij bijen.
De bloemen van de dropplant zijn ook favoriet bij vlinders.
Het aroma is goed te gebruiken in salades, thee en potpourri.
Door de blaadjes te wrijven komt de geur vrij van drop en anijs.
Anise hyssop was used medicinally by Native Americans for cough, fevers, wounds, diarrhea.
Details
| Description: | Herb, 0.7-1.3 m. |
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| Distributions: | Noord-amerika, china, japan, europa |
| Habitat: | Openings in dry upland forests, upland areas of prairies, scrubby barrens, and thickets. |
| Year cycle: | Flowers only once, (monocarpic biennuals and short-lived perennials) |
| Hardiness: | 14 - 23 f (hardy - average winter) |
| Flowering period: | Juli - september |
| Flower color: | Blue |
| Notes on flowers: | Lila-lilablauw. |
| At its best: | Juli - september |