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© Crystal Strouse
blue giant hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 1.5 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Long Blooming
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Lifespan, Rabbit Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky, Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is rare plant in Colorado and occurs in only a few counties along the Front Range. It is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Short-lived, especially on streetscapes.