Sage Garden Herbs - Hyssop, Anise

Hyssop, Anise

CAD $2.75

Average # Seeds/Pack: 230

Currently Available: No
Next Crop: Next crop available mid April/10

Description: Wonderful bee plant. Leaves have a sweet anise flavour when used fresh in tea or desserts. Flower spikes are mauve-purple and taste extra sweet. Anise Hyssop is a Prairie native.

Latin Name: Agastache foeniculum
Alternative Names: Anise mint, Licorice mint

Main Uses: Tea, Culinary, Medicinal

Zone Hardiness: Zone 3
Exposure: Full Sun
Ht: 90 cm.
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering Time: Mid-summer to Early fall

Certified Organic: USDA Certified Organic

Germination Instructions: Germination: 7 - 14 days at 21°C. Sowing: Indoors 4 - 6 weeks before last frost. Sow 5 - 8 seeds per cell. For best results, fertilize from first watering with a kelp based fertilizer such as Sea Magic™. Outdoors, sow in early June once soil has warmed and there is no chance of frost. Direct seeding is an easy way to start Anise Hyssop. Planting depth: Surface. Lightly press into the planting medium. Planting Out: Plant in well drained fertile soil (garden or container) once seedling are established and risk of frost has passed.

Hyssop, Anise

CAD $2.75

Pruning: Seasonal tidying will ensure a healthy, full look. Cut away dead stalks, as this variety regrows from the base.

Harvesting: Harvest fresh leaves anytime through the main growing season. Used fresh or dried.

Growing in Containers: Well suited for large, out door containers such as a half barrel or raised bed.

Fertilizing (Containers): dd up to 25% quality compost to your potting mix. Fertilize every one to two weeks with a balanced organic plant food during the active growing season. In addition, using Sea Magic kelp weekly improves the over all health of your plants, increases stem strength, flower set, root development, and resilience to diseases.

Watering (Containers): Water deeply when top inch of the soil feels dry to the touch. During hot weather, check pots daily. The addition of up to 25% Diatomite is an excellent organic method for managing water in pots; Diatomite holds several times its weight in water, and slow releases it out as the roots require water. This helps manage both over and under watering!

Growing in Mixed Planters: Well suited for larger mixed planters.

Fertilizing (Garden): Plant in a garden bed recently amended with quality compost. No additional fertilizing is required.

Watering (Garden): Water daily for the first two weeks post transplanting, then only as conditions require.

Beneficials Attracted to this Plant: Bees - great pollinators!

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