Agastache mexicana Mexican giant hyssop (Labiatae)

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Agastache mexicana
Mexican giant hyssop
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The Agastache mexicana plant species is found in Southern N. America - Mexico. It is a member of the Labiatae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Mexican giant hyssop.

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Latin Name:  Agastache mexicana
Common Name:  Mexican giant hyssop
Family:  Labiatae
Author:  (Kunth.)Link.&Epling.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.8   Mature Width:  0.3

Habitat:  Not known

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a warm sunny sheltered position and a well-drained soil. Succeeds in most soils. Although given a hardiness rating of 9 in [200] (which means that a plant is not very frost-tolerant), this species is thriving in a sunny bed at Kew Botanical Gardens and so should be hardy to at least zone 7[K]. Another report says that it withstands temperatures down to about -40°c when dormant. Yet another report says that it should succeed outdoors in the milder and drier counties, but that it is not very long-lived[233]. The flowers are very attractive to bees.

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