| Description | Blue Fortune Hyssop (Agastache) is a hybrid between an American and a Russian Agastache with dense violet-blue flower spikes. |
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| Pronunciation | (ag-ah-STACH-ee) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Flowers | blue violet, 1/4 inch long, packed into 5 inch tight spikes |
| Leaves | Leaves are opposite, serrated with an anise scent. |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall |
| Propagation | seeding very small seeds, division should be easy |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Gert Fortgens of the Arboretum Trompenberg (Rotterdam Neatherlands) A cross between a US native A. foeniculum and a Korean native A. rugosa. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #203- North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com) |