Lamiaceae
Blue giant hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Agastache
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- أغستاش شمري
- arz
- اغستاش شمرى
- Chinese
- 茴藿香, 莳萝藿香, 蓝藿香, 香藿香
- chy
- Mo'éhemóxêšéne
- Danish
- Indianermynte
- Dutch
- Dropnetel
- English
- Blue giant hyssop, Lavender giant-hyssop, Anise hyssop
- Estonian
- Aniisi-hiidiisop
- Finnish
- Yrtti-iiso, Anisiiso
- French
- Anis hysope, Grande hysope, Hysope anisée
- German
- Duftnessel, Anis-Riesenysop
- Hungarian
- Ánizsillatú izsópfű
- Italian
- Anice menta
- Lithuanian
- Pankolinė kinmėtė, Anyžinis lofantas
- Persian
- زوفای بزرگ معطر
- Russian
- Многоколосник фенхельный
- Swedish
- Anisisop
- Ukrainian
- Лофант
Synonyms
- Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton & A.Br.
- Agastache foeniculum f. bernardii B.Boivin
- Agastache foeniculum f. candicans B.Boivin
- Hyptis marathrosma (Spreng.) Benth.
- Hyssopus anethiodorus Nutt.
- Hyssopus anisatus Nutt.
- Hyssopus discolor Desf.
- Hyssopus foeniculum (Pursh) Spreng.
- Lophanthus anisatus (Nutt.) Benth.
- Lophanthus foeniculum (Pursh) E.Mey.
- Perilla marathrosma Spreng.
- Stachys foeniculum Pursh
- Vleckia albescens Raf.
- Vleckia anethiodora (Nutt.) Greene
- Vleckia anisata (Nutt.) Raf.
- Vleckia bracteata Raf.
- Vleckia bracteosa Raf.
- Vleckia discolor Raf.
- Vleckia foeniculum (Pursh) MacMill.
- Vleckia incarnata Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.