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|common_name=Mexican giant hyssop, Mexican hyssop
 
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'''''Agastache mexicana''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Lamiaceae|mint family]] known by the common name Mexican giant hyssop. It is native to southern North America and can grow 50 to 60 cm tall. The leaves are lanceolate or oval-lanceolate. The plant is perennial and self-fertile. Its young lemon scented leaves are used in herbal teas and the leaves are also often used in flavoring foods.
| name = ''Agastache mexicana''
 
| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
 
| growth_habit = herbaceous
 
| high = ?m (2 ft){{SSN}}
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
 
| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
 
| water = regular, moderate{{SSN}}
 
| features = flowers{{SSN}}
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 
| bloom = summer{{SSN}}
 
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 
| sunset_zones = 14-24, 29{{SSN}}
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
 
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
 
| regnum = Plantae
 
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
 
|unranked_classis = Eudicots
 
|unranked_ordo = Asterids
 
|ordo = Lamiales
 
|familia = Lamiaceae
 
| genus = Agastache
 
| species = mexicana
 
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Leaves are 2.5 inches and toothed{{SSN}}.  1 inch pink flowers bloom on foot long spikes{{SSN}}.  
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 6 February 2011


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Water: moist, moderate
Features: flowers, fragrance, ground cover
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Sunset Zones: 14-24, 29
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

Lamiaceae >

Agastache >

mexicana >


Agastache mexicana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Mexican giant hyssop. It is native to southern North America and can grow 50 to 60 cm tall. The leaves are lanceolate or oval-lanceolate. The plant is perennial and self-fertile. Its young lemon scented leaves are used in herbal teas and the leaves are also often used in flavoring foods.

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