purple giant hyssop
Agastache scrophulariifolia
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun or full shade
WaterNeeds moist soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red , purple
Attracts
Notes
Purple giant hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) is a perennial for butterfly gardens, woodland edges, and back-of-the-border plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist soil. Erect, purplish stems reach up to 5 feet tall. Purplish-red flowers form crowded spikes with purple bracts from mid to late summer into early autumn. The toothed leaves are whitish beneath.
Pairs well with Mini Skirt hosta, Bush honeysuckle, and Canada wild rye.
Native range
CT, DC, DE, GA, and 24 more places. See all 28
CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.