PlantsHerbs & Teas
Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Anise-scented tea herb and long-blooming flower
EasyHerbs & TeasAlso FlowersEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 18–30 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Sep
- How it spreads
- Clumping; self-seeds
- What to buy
- Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
- When to plant
- Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.
In the design
Short-lived perennial; retain some seedlings.
If you eat it
Leaves and flowers for tea
Use garden-grown material; may self-seed
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
