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|genus=Agastache  
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|species=mexicana  
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|species=mexicana
 
|common_name=Mexican giant hyssop, Mexican hyssop
 
|common_name=Mexican giant hyssop, Mexican hyssop
 
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
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|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
 
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|image_caption=AgastacheMexicana.jpg
 
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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.
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| name = ''Agastache mexicana''
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| high = ?m (2 ft){{SSN}}
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
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| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
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| water = regular, moderate{{SSN}}
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| features = flowers{{SSN}}
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom = summer{{SSN}}
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| sunset_zones = 14-24, 29{{SSN}}
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| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
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|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
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|unranked_classis = Eudicots
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|unranked_ordo = Asterids
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|ordo = Lamiales
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|familia = Lamiaceae
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| genus = Agastache
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| 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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