nettleleaf giant hyssop
Agastache urticifolia
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Subshrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Nettleleaf giant hyssop (Agastache urticifolia) is a perennial for low maintenance and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Dense spikes of pale pink to lavender flowers crowd the tops of the four-sided stems. The blooms draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Pairs well with Idaho fescue, Common snowberry, and Big sagebrush.
Native range
CA, CO, ID, MT, and 5 more places. See all 9
CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY; BC.