Northeast Pollinator Plants
Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop)
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We ship only to the New England and New York states. If you live near Fairfax, VT, consider buying at our farm, River Berry Farm.
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Plants are delivered in a biodegradable wood fiber pot, 2.75" diameter by 3.5" deep.
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Common Name: Anise Hyssop
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbird
Use: Garden or Naturalizing
Light: Full Sun to Part Sun
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8 USDA Zone Map
Soils: Dry to Moist
Flower Time: Mid July - Late September
Flower Color: Purple Lavender
Height: 3'-5'
Notes: Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop) is one of the best for supporting pollinators while providing a beautiful late season flower show with anise-scented foliage.
Noted as deer-resistant by UVM.
Host plant of VT Bee Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN):
Bombus citrinus (Lemon Cuckoo Bumble bee)
Bombus fervidus (Golden Northern Bumble bee)
Bombus rufocinctus (Red-Belted Bumble bee)
Colletes kincaidii (Kincaid's Cellophane bee)
Naturalized in NH, CT, MA, NY and native to upper Midwest: Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).