Inconnu - Can cause cats indigestion.
Plant Names
Agastache nepetoides
Yellow Giant Hyssop
Agastache faux-népéta
Synonyms
catnip giant-hyssop
agastache faux-népète
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jun - Sep
Hauteur max: 6,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Supports hummingbirds
Supports birds
Butterfly host
Supports hummingbirds
Supports birds
Butterfly host
Tolerates:
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is septic tank safe
This plant is septic tank safe
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Yellow Giant Hyssop is found in open woods, prairies, and moist meadows. It produces tall spikes of pale yellow-green flowers above fragrant foliage. It can reach impressive heights and adds structure to native gardens.It is excellent for pollinator gardens, woodland edges, and naturalized areas. It prefers moist, fertile soils but adapts well. It may need staking in rich soils. May take a season or two to establish.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines boréales
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Agastache nepetoides
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Acronicta radcliffei
Radcliffe’s dagger
Specialized Bees Supported by Agastache nepetoides
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common Boneset
Eupatoire perfoliée - Eutrochium maculatum
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eupatoire maculée - Lilium canadense
Canada Lily
Lis du Canada - Scirpus atrovirens
Dark-green Bulrush
Scirpe noirâtre - Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain
Verveine hastée
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Perovskia Atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
- Lupinus (Non-Native Lupins)
- Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed)
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
- Delphinium (Delphinium)
- Salvia (Non-Native Sage)
- Lavandula (Lavender)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: October
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown and crisp and starting to open
- Seeds are dark and tiny stem attaching to the main stem is brown
- Seeds easily fall off pod when shaken
- Little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Put pods in food processor or blender and blend seeds, and strain seeds using a strainer
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: Half of one, 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Can cause cats indigestion.