Agastache 'Licorice Candy'
Description: An incredible, edible, anise-scented perennial with nonstop blooms of fluorescent rosy-purple flower spikes from summer into fall. One of our fundraiser plants. Truly a hummingbird magnet!
Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.
Position: full sun and well-draining soil.
Uses: culinary - edible flowers taste like sweet licorice candy and can be added to fruit salads and desserts or simply popped in your mouth for a natural breath freshener! The leaves can be added to soups or used as a tarragon substitute.
Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below
Notes: We originally raised this as a seedling from a batch of open-pollinated Agastache mexicana subsp. mexicana seeds; we introduced it in 2013 as one of our fundraiser plants for the Alzheimer's Association of Oregon.