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Agastache cana |
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| | Winner of the first-to-bloom contest in winter 2005 |
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| | 'Purple Pygmy' |
| Synonym(s) |
Cedronella cana |
| Common name |
giant hyssop |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
rose-pink (June-Sept) |
| Size |
2-3 ft |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature; exposure to light may be helpful
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Minty aromatic foliage, tubular flowers. Looks just like other hyssops in our garden.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Agastache cana
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Laura Johnson | Sep 10, 2005 | Can you tell me why Agastache cana is called Mosquito Plant? Thank you.
I don't know, Laura. Since it's aromatic, I would guess its extract may have repellent properties. |
| Barbara Mays | Apr 15, 2008 | Is Agastache cana invasive like mint?
It is not. Mint spreads by roots; agastaches we've grown spread by seed, if at all (cana did not). |
| Lauren | Jan 30, 2009 | How does the agastache cana defend itself from being eaten?
Many plants with fragrant foliage are unattractive to browsing mammals. I don't know for sure if that applies to agastache cana, though. |
| Barbara | Oct 26, 2009 | Definitely deer(and critter)-resistant in Westchester Cty, NY. Still flowering in a sunny rock garden, but not long-lived. Replaced it after 3 seasons - love its aroma. |
| William F. Matthews | May 18, 2011 | I sowed seed of this for 2011. While I am comfortable with Botanical Latin, friends of mine prefer plain English names... so I searched some. I will use "Mosquito Plant" and see how folks react. The Q & A / comments were informative. I needed the English name as I am taking a few of my seedlings to a church sale. I'm not sure that Giant Hyssop will be any more informative. |
- Seed from '04 trade. Baggy 70F with light (100%G, 3-5d)
- Seed for 'Purple Pygmy' from T&M '04. Baggy 70F with light (85%G, 6-8d)
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