(Mosquito Plant)

A member of the mint family, this upright herbaceous perennial is native to Texas and New Mexico. Its open spikes of purple-rose, tubular flowers appear in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Mosquito Plant, Purple Pygmy Hyssop)

Selected for its relatively compact habit, this seed-grown herbaceous perennial bears spikes of bright purple-rose, tubular flowers in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Mosquito Plant, Sonoran Sunset® Hyssop)

Sonoran Sunset™ is a free-blooming, compact selection of Agastache cana, a herbaceous perennial native to Texas and New Mexico. It bears dense spikes of bright rose-pink, tubular flowers in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Anise Hyssop, Blue Giant Hyssop)

Blue giant hyssop is a strongly aromatic, drought tolerant, erect perennial native throughout the northern United States and Canada. This member of the mint family has downy, medium green, licorice-scented leaves that appear on long stems topped with spikes of blue-purple flowers that appear from from midsummer to autumn. Highly attractive to bees and butterflies, this plant will continue blooming if deadheaded. The fuzzy leaves that release the licorice aroma tend to dissuade browsing damage from...

(Anise Hyssop, Blue Giant Hyssop, Golden Jubilee Blue Giant Hyssop)

Winner of the coveted Fleuroselect Award, 'Golden Jubilee' is a showy, seed-propagated selection of anise hyssop, an upright herbaceous perennial native to North America. This member of the mint family has eye-catching, licorice-scented leaves that are golden chartreuse maturing to citron-green. Its bluish-purple flower spikes appear from midsummer to early autumn. Its habit is more compact than typical anise hyssop.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full...

(Giant Hyssop)

An aromatic, erect, herbaceous perennial native to Korea, China and Japan, this member of the mint family bears spikes of pinkish purple flowers above glossy, purple-tinged, anise-scented leaves from midsummer to early autumn.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Giant Hyssop, Honeybee Blue Hyssop)

Agastache rugosa is an aromatic, erect, herbaceous perennial native to Korea, China and Japan. Its cultivar 'Honey Bee Blue' bears spikes of pale lilac-blue flowers atop tall stems from midsummer into fall. The corrugated leaves are anise-scented.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Giant White Hyssop)

An aromatic, erect, herbaceous perennial native to Korea, China and Japan, this member of the mint family bears spikes of white flowers in summer and autumn. The flowers attract butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The anise scented leaves are often more silvery than those of purple-flowered forms of A. rugosa. The cultivars 'Alabaster', 'Honey Bee White', and 'Liqourice White' are sometimes included under this plant.

This low-maintenance and drought tolerant plant likes well drained soil and...

(Giant White Hyssop, Honeybee White Hyssop)

A. rugosa f. albiflora is an aromatic, erect, herbaceous perennial native to Korea, China and Japan. The compact cultivar 'Honey Bee White' bears spikes of fragrant white flowers in summer and autumn, drawing butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The leaves smell of anise with a hint of peppermint.

This low-maintenance and drought tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and wildlife gardens and does well in containers. 'Honey Bee...

(Rock Anise Hyssop, Sunset Hyssop, Threadleaf Hyssop)

Known for its extreme drought tolerance and outstanding garden performance, sunset hyssop is a strongly aromatic, bushy short-lived perennial native to southern Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. This member of the mint family has fine, fragrant, gray-green leaves. In mid to late summer plants become covered with loose spikes of tubular orange flowers with dusty mauve to lavender bases.

Everblooming and tolerant of poor soils, sunset hyssop requires little deadheading and is highly attractive...