Anise Hyssop

About this plant

Agastache 'Anise Hyssop' offers a delightful sensory experience with its licorice-scented leaves and vibrant, bottlebrush-like flowers. This North American native boasts tall, upright spikes of small, tubular violet-blue blooms that emerge in mid-summer and continue their display into early fall, providing long-lasting color and fragrance in your garden space. Beyond its beauty, Anise Hyssop is a magnet for pollinators, reliably attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and a host of beneficial bees, making it an excellent choice for a pollinator garden, meadow planting, or perennial border. Its airy texture and vertical element also make it a wonderful companion plant, adding interest and dynamism to mixed plantings. Extremely low-maintenance and adaptable, this tough perennial thrives in a variety of conditions once established. It's an ideal plant for those seeking a beautiful, fragrant, and ecologically beneficial addition to their landscape, requiring minimal fuss for maximum impact.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Water regularly during its first growing season to establish strong roots. Once established, it is quite drought tolerant. Deadhead spent flower spikes to encourage reblooming and maintain a tidy appearance. Cut back old foliage in late fall or early spring before new growth emerges. Requires very little fertilization.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.