Blue Fortune Giant Hyssop (Agastache 'Blue Fortune')

Blue Fortune Giant Hyssop (Agastache 'Blue Fortune') is a perennial with long-lasting blue-violet flower spikes and aromatic foliage scented like anise or licorice. It blooms from midsummer to early fall, bringing lasting color to sunny plantings.

The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Pair with coneflower, daylily, or Russian sage in a pollinator border, or use in a low-water garden for its drought tolerance once established.

Growing details

• Plant type: Perennial
• Mature height: 2–3 feet
• Spacing: Approximately 1.5 feet apart
• Hardiness: USDA zones 5–9
• Light: Full sun to part sun
• Soil: Well-drained soil
• Flowers: Blue-violet spikes from midsummer to early fall
• Foliage: Aromatic leaves with an anise or licorice scent
• Tolerance: Drought once established

Care and garden use

This low-maintenance perennial needs good drainage, as poorly drained soil may cause crown and root rot. Watch for powdery mildew, wilt, and rust.

Use as an accent or in grouped plantings, sunny borders, pollinator gardens, naturalized areas, foundation plantings, or containers with good drainage.

Image credits: Patrick Standish, 'Blue Fortune' Hyssop; David J. Stang, Agastache foeniculum Blue Fortune 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0; cultivar413, 150829 169 Battery Park - Gardens of Rememberence, Crambe maritima, Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune'. Plants naturally vary in appearance and may differ from the images shown.