Agastache rugosa
Family: Lamiaceae
Herbaceous perennial, annual in very cold places. Native to Korea.
The upright purple racemes, nearly as big as Cattails, are much nicer flowers
than regular mint can make. Produces a nice set of flowers in the
first year. The dried leaf and flower has a strong licorice-mint
flavor, making a fine sun-tea for a summer day, to banish heat stroke and
summer colds. Cultivation: Easy. Sow the seed
in the greenhouse, or direct seed in the spring. Transplant or thin
to 6 inch spacing. Flowers to 4 feet tall.
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