Agastache foeniculum

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 32 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 32.
Width:	⇔	18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moist
Features:	✓	flowers, fragrance
USDA Zones:		8 to 10
Sunset Zones:		2-24, 28-41
Flower features:	❀	blue, purple

Scientific Names
Lamiaceae >	Agastache >	foeniculum >

Clumping plant grows erect and narrow, up to 5 feet^sn. Leaves have a licorice scent^sn. 4 inch spikes produce blue flowers^sn.

Cultivation

Prefers a sunny position and a moist^wp or dry well-drained soil¹⁸⁷^RH. This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c^RH. The young growth in spring is very susceptible to slug damage^k. The flowering plants are very attractive to bees and butterflies^k.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 3 months at 13°c¹³³. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first year. Plant out in late spring or early summer[K]. Division in spring. Fairly simple, if large divisions are used it is possible to plant them straight out into their permanent positions. Basal cuttings of young shoots in spring¹¹¹. Harvest the young shoots when they are about 10 - 15cm tall and pot them up in a lightly shaded position in a greenhouse. They should root within 3 weeks and can be planted out in the summer or following spring.

Pests and diseases

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Cultivars

'Texas American' - This form has an anise-pennyroyal fragrance and is used in a similar way to the species¹⁸³.

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References

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Agastache+foeniculum
Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608

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