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|familia=Lamiaceae
|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Agastache
|genus=Agastache
|species=rupestris
|species=rupestris
|common_name=Licorice mint, Sunset hyssop, Threadleaf giant hyssop
|common_name=Licorice mint, Sunset hyssop, Threadleaf giant hyssop
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Agastache rupestris1 lg.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''Threadleaf giant hyssop''' (''Agastache rupestris''), also known as '''Licorice Mint''', is a [[wildflower]] of the [[mint family]] (''[[Agastache]]'') native to the mountains of [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]].<ref name="USFS">[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/agastache_rupestris.shtml US Forest Service: ''Agastache rupestris'']</ref> Popular in [[xeriscaping]] because of its heat tolerance and ability to thrive in dry, nutrient-poor [[soil]], it is often planted in a containers or as a border flower and used to attract [[hummingbird]]s.<ref name="zz">[http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Agastache_rupestris.asp Zipcode Zoo: ''Agastache rupestris'']</ref> Displaying gray-green stems and leaves while dormant, its [[orange (color)|orange]] flowers with [[purple]] buds bloom forth from mid-summer until the [[fall]]; if crushed the petals exude a pleasant scent.<ref name="USFS"/>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
