Anise hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

  • Anise hyssop
  • Anise hyssop
  • Flower name
    Anise hyssop
  • Scientific name
    Agastache foeniculum
  • AliasAnise hyssop, アガスターシェ, Agastache, Giant hyssop
  • Place of originCanada to North America
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October
  • Language of flowersCleaning

What is Anise hyssop

Anise hyssop, scientific name : Agastache foeniculum, is a hardy and heat-tolerant perennial of the family Lamiaceae native to North America and Canada. Leaves and flowers similar to the scent of anise. Also called Agastache , Giant hyssop, or fennel hyssop. Source of dense vegetation and a small lip shaped flowers on long spikes Lamiaceae. Is usually purple, white and pink varieties. Grown as an ornamental for its other, dried leaves, and is used as a herbal medicine and herbal spices such as curry dishes. The language of flowers is "cleanliness". It is based on what was used to clean sacred places such as the temple. The names are similar, but Anise is a plant of the family Apiaceae in another family.

Common name: Anise hyssop, Scientific name: Agastache foeniculum, also called Agastache, Agastache, Giant hyssop, Fennel Hyssop, Place of Origin: Canada ~ North America, Environment: Moist Forest Zone, Life Type: Perennials, Plant Length: 50-100 cm, Stem: Upright, Leaf Color: Green, Leaf Shape: Tip Shaped Egg Shape, Leaf Margin: Saw Tooth Flower color: bluish purple, white, peach, flowering period: May to October, floral shape: lip shape, calyx shape: cylindrical shape 5 Fruit type: 4 fruit shape, fruit shape: egg shape, breeding method: cutting, remarks: nectar plant, flowers and leaves have fragrance, use: gardening, spice, herb tea , Potpourri, dry flower.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Lamiaceae
  • Genus
    Agastache
  • Species
    A. foeniculum
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Spikelet inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Lip shaped
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial herb
  • Flower colorsPurple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height50.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.7 cm

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