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|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Agastache
|species=rupestris
|common_name=Licorice mint, Sunset hyssop, Threadleaf giant hyssop
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=18
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=36
|Max ht metric=in
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|Max wd box=18
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|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
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|features=flowers, fragrance
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=orange, yellow
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
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|image=Agastache rupestris1 lg.jpg
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'''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"/>

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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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