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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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Latest revision as of 01:31, 6 February 2011
| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36. |
| 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 |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers, fragrance |
| USDA Zones: | 5 to 9 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
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, Mexico.[1] 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 hummingbirds.[2] Displaying gray-green stems and leaves while dormant, its orange flowers with purple buds bloom forth from mid-summer until the fall; if crushed the petals exude a pleasant scent.[1]
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- w:Agastache rupestris. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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