Agastache Common Name (s): Giant Hyssop Hummingbird Mint Phonetic Spelling ah-GAH-sta-kee Description Giant Hyssop is an herbaceous perennial in the mint family of which most are native to North America and many from the southwest.

Agastache foeniculum is known under the common name of anise hyssop. This clump-forming perennial is native to parts of the Midwest and the Great Plains. It comes in different colors; blue to lavender purple is the most common.

Agastache is a carefree herbaceous perennial, with tubular flowers that are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Also known as anise hyssop, licorice mint, giant hyssop, or hummingbird mint, the flower spikes come in a wide range of colors, from white to purple.

Agastache, commonly called giant hyssop, is a genus containing about 30 species of upright herbaceous perennials, most of which are native to North America.

The common names for the Hardy perennial Agastache include Hyssop Mosquito plant, and Hummingbird mints. Plants typically bloom in the Summer with spiked flowers.