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Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop
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Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop

Agastache urticifolia
In the United States: Native · also called horsemint

Nettleleaf giant hyssop is a recognized honey plant that provides substantial nectar rewards to honey bees, occasionally supporting surplus honey harvests with a minty flavor. It produces spikes of white to violet flowers from early to late summer. The plant thrives in well-drained soils from full sun to partial shade and forms upright clumps that require little maintenance.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) June–September
Duration~2 months
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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