Anise Hyssop seeds - Agastache foeniculum - Cottage Garden Flower
| Type: | Hardy Perennial |
| Approximate height: | Up to 1 metre |
| Flowering Time: | Summer |
| Site and soil type: | Prefers full sun in well-drained acid, alkaline or neutral soil. Will need winter protection in areas where the temperature falls below -5°C |
| When to sow: | Spring or summer |
| Where to sow: | Inside - Needs warmth at approx.15-18°C to germinate |
| Packet contents: | Approximately 0.15g / 300 seeds |
Anise Hyssop is a clump-forming plant with highly aromatic aniseed scented leaves.
The pretty purple flower spikes are very popular with Bees and other pollinating insects.
Dave Goulson in his brilliant book, Gardening for Bumblebees calls it "One of the very best plants for bees,"
Anise Hyssop provides food for the following creatures:
- Bees
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🦇 (RHS) Listed in the RHS Plants for Bats list
- An "RHS Plants for Pollinators" plant **
All our seed packets include sowing instructions.
Jemima’s Garden seeds are plastic free and reyclable. They’re contained in an inner glassine envelope, (made from pine wood cellulose), and an outer paper seed packet. Any shipping packaging is also plastic free and recyclable.
RHS Plants for Pollinators. The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects. Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators
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