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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}}. |
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| + | '''''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> |
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| + | 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. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |