Purple Giant Hyssop
Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze
Mint family
Plant Type
Subshrub, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
5.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Tolerant
Ecosystem & Wildlife
Pollinators
Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Hummingbirds
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin
- CAN: Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.