Lamiaceae

Pale giant hyssop

Agastache pallida (Lindl.) Cory

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Agastache

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Pale giant hyssop (Agastache pallida) — FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: أغستاش شاحب
Chinese: 苍白藿香
English: Pale giant hyssop

Synonyms

Brittonastrum pallidum (Lindl.) Briq.
Cedronella pallida Lindl.

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dante S. Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rodolfo Maximiliano Gutiérrez-Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: M. Socorro González Elizondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.