Re: Agastache
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Agastache
- From: D* S*
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 07:28:37 -0400
Dot --
Most plants in cultivation have had medicinal, culinary, or aromatic uses
over the centuries. Growing plants for strictly ornamental purposes is a
relatively recent habit. Agastache foeniculum and A. rugosa are used as
teas which relieve respiratory ailments like asthma.
If you are allergic to bees plant the Agastache in the middle of a bed,
away from the walkway or path so that you're not bumping or brushing the
plant. Bees generally don't bother people who don't bother them.
The common name for A. foeniculum is anise hyssop. However, like many
common names that one's confusing to many people because this plant is
neither anise (Pimpinella anisum) nor hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). The
leaves do have an anise-like aroma.
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:10:27 -0500 "dot" <cdpierce@intop.net> writes:
> Dean.
> Are you saying that the agastachie is a herb?i bought one this year
> my first
> time to ever have one and it is blooming,but i did not know it was
> an
> herb,and i am allergic to bees it is really pretty so think i will
> take my
> chances,is this also called hyssop? i don't know very much about
> herbal
> plants .
> Dot
>
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