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Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia)
Agastache scrophulariifolia is the scientific name for the plant species more commonly known as Purple Giant Hyssop, and it is a perennial wildflower that grows across much of the United States and into northern Ontario, Canada. Its specific epithet refers to the resemblance of its leaves to those of plants in the genus Scrophularia. Purple Giant Hyssop is highly beneficial to pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies, and is also noted for traditional medicinal uses consistent with many members of the mint family. It typically establishes in disturbed, open, or sunny sites where it faces less competition from aggressive non-native, invasive species.
Agastache scrophulariifolia supports a diverse array of pollinators, attracting long-tongued bees (such as bumble bees and carpenter bees), various solitary native bees, hummingbird moths, butterflies, and occasionally hummingbirds with its nectar-rich, tubular flowers adapted to nectar feeders; its extended bloom period in mid to late summer provides a reliable food source when other natives may be past peak flowering, and its spike-like inflorescences offer easy landing platforms and concentrated nectar rewards that encourage repeat visits, increasing pollen transfer and benefiting both specialist and generalist pollinators in prairie and woodland-edge habitats, while also contributing to overall habitat complexity and seasonal continuity of forage for migrating and resident species.
Plant Details
USDA Zones: 3-8
Germination Needs: 60 Days Cold Stratification, Seed is very small and needs soil contact and access to light to germinate. If started in trays, indoors bottom water, if outdoor keep moist but not soaking until it roots.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full to Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium Medium-Dry
Plant Spacing: 1½-2 feet
Height: 6 feet
Bloom time: July, August, September, October
Bloom Color: Purple
Advantages:
Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles
Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perches.
Deer Resistant: Yes
Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Seed Count: 25+
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Packet quantities:
We pride ourselves on ethical, hands on, ecological management, using no mechanical or chemical methods whatsoever.
All of our native seed is hand reared, hand picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.
Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed
Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed
It is our mission to spread the wealth of native plant and pollinator ecological sustainability, and educate back yard gardeners as well as corporate and government entities in how to germinate, grow, and benefit from native synergies.
Thank you for your support, it is because of you, that we can grow together to do, what we do.🐛🦋🐝🐞🌾🌱🌼🧡
Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia)
Agastache scrophulariifolia is the scientific name for the plant species more commonly known as Purple Giant Hyssop, and it is a perennial wildflower that grows across much of the United States and into northern Ontario, Canada. Its specific epithet refers to the resemblance of its leaves to those of plants in the genus Scrophularia. Purple Giant Hyssop is highly beneficial to pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies, and is also noted for traditional medicinal uses consistent with many members of the mint family. It typically establishes in disturbed, open, or sunny sites where it faces less competition from aggressive non-native, invasive species.
Agastache scrophulariifolia supports a diverse array of pollinators, attracting long-tongued bees (such as bumble bees and carpenter bees), various solitary native bees, hummingbird moths, butterflies, and occasionally hummingbirds with its nectar-rich, tubular flowers adapted to nectar feeders; its extended bloom period in mid to late summer provides a reliable food source when other natives may be past peak flowering, and its spike-like inflorescences offer easy landing platforms and concentrated nectar rewards that encourage repeat visits, increasing pollen transfer and benefiting both specialist and generalist pollinators in prairie and woodland-edge habitats, while also contributing to overall habitat complexity and seasonal continuity of forage for migrating and resident species.
Plant Details
USDA Zones: 3-8
Germination Needs: 60 Days Cold Stratification, Seed is very small and needs soil contact and access to light to germinate. If started in trays, indoors bottom water, if outdoor keep moist but not soaking until it roots.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full to Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium Medium-Dry
Plant Spacing: 1½-2 feet
Height: 6 feet
Bloom time: July, August, September, October
Bloom Color: Purple
Advantages:
Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles
Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perches.
Deer Resistant: Yes
Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Seed Count: 25+
.
.
Packet quantities:
We pride ourselves on ethical, hands on, ecological management, using no mechanical or chemical methods whatsoever.
All of our native seed is hand reared, hand picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.
Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed
Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed
It is our mission to spread the wealth of native plant and pollinator ecological sustainability, and educate back yard gardeners as well as corporate and government entities in how to germinate, grow, and benefit from native synergies.
Thank you for your support, it is because of you, that we can grow together to do, what we do.🐛🦋🐝🐞🌾🌱🌼🧡
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