General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 20 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP26,514

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Common names
  • Anise Hyssop

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Date: 2016-08-24
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
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Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
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Date: 2023-05-14
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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-05-21
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