Giant Hyssop
Agastache 'Summer Breeze'
Lamiaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Cultivated as annual
Biocultural value
Leaves have a mild minty scent.
Location
Source of plant
Cornell Botanic Gardens, Select Seeds
Description
‘Summer Breeze’ is a chance hybrid that features orchid pink flowers and aromatic gray-green foliage. Sweetly fragrant, tubular flowers in whorls bloom on erect, salvia-like spikes atop stems typically growing to 36” tall. Flowers appear over a long June to September bloom period. Flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. Leaves may be used fresh or dry to flavor teas.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6
Special characteristics
tender perennial, fragrance