Agastache scrophulariifolia
Perennial mint with medicinal and pollinator value.
Purple giant hyssop, or Agastache scrophulariifolia, is a mint-family perennial native to the United States and northern Ontario. Its leaf resemblance to Scrophularia species gave it its name. This plant supports pollinators and has medicinal uses, thriving in disturbed, open spaces away from aggressive non-native plants.
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- Species
- scrophulariifolia
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Did You Know?
- Many plants sold as A. scrophulariifolia are actually A. foeniculum or A. rugosa.
- It is listed as endangered in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and threatened in Maryland and Vermont.
- The dark brown fruit it produces is a nutlet.
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