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|species=foeniculum
|species=foeniculum
|common_name=Giant Hyssop, Anise Hyssop
|common_name=Giant Hyssop, Anise Hyssop
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=5
|Min ht box=20
|Max ht metric=ft
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=32
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=18
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=24
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=regular
|exposure=sun
|features=flowers
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist
|features=flowers, fragrance
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=blue, purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=8
|min_zone=8
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|sunset_zones=2-24, 28-41
|sunset_zones=2-24, 28-41
|image=Agastache anisata3.jpg
|image=Agastache anisata3.jpg
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Clumping plant grows erect and narrow, up to 5 feet{{SSN}}. Leaves have a licorice scent{{SSN}}. 4 inch spikes produce blue flowers{{SSN}}.
Clumping plant grows erect and narrow, up to 5 feet{{SSN}}. Leaves have a licorice scent{{SSN}}. 4 inch spikes produce blue flowers{{SSN}}.
'''''Agastache foeniculum''''' ('''blue giant hyssop'''; [[syn.]] '''''Agastache anethiodora''''' ([[Nutt.]]) [[Nathaniel Lord Britton| Britton]]) is a species of [[perennial]] plant in the [[mint family]], ([[Lamiaceae]]). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern [[North America]].<ref name= USDA>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGFO#| USDA PLANTS Profile for ''Agastache foeniculum'']</ref>
Anise hyssop is in the same family as hyssop (the mint family [[Lamiaceae]]), but they are not closely related. [[Hyssop]] (Hyssopus) is a genus of about 10-12 species of herbaceous or semi-woody plants native from the east Mediterranean to central Asia.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==