Plant Profile: Agastache 'Purple Haze'

Names

Giant Hyssop, 'Purple Haze' Giant Hyssop

  • Photo of Agastache 'Purple Haze' (Agastache 'Purple Haze's)

Phonetic Spelling:ah-GAH-sta-kee

Genus:Agastache

Species:Agastache

Family:Lamiaceae

'Purple Haze' Giant Hyssop is a hybrid variety featuring striking blue-purple blooms that belong to the mint family. When planted in groups, the flower spikes produce a captivating bluish-purple haze. This plant typically flowers from early summer through fall.

For optimal growth, it should be placed in well-drained soil and receive full sunlight. If your soil is heavy clay, consider using raised beds or containers to ensure proper drainage. This plant is ideal for the front of a native or pollinator garden, where you can enjoy watching various pollinators visit the blossoms.

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Agastache 'Purple Haze' Feature Summary

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Tags

#showy flowers
#full sun tolerant
#fragrant flowers
#drought tolerant
#easy to grow
#purple flowers
#fragrant leaves
#blue flowers
#rabbit resistant
#mass planting
#deer resistant
#long bloom time
#butterfly friendly
#bee friendly

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Agastache 'Purple Haze' Feature Summary

Flowers
Spikes of blue-purple tubular flowers in summer to fall.
Purple/Lavender
Blue
Fragrant
Showy
Long Bloom Season
2-3 rays/petals
< 1 inch
Leaves
Fragrant blue-green leaves are lance-shaped to ovate.
Green
Blue
Ovate
Lanceolate
Attributes
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Fruit
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Small groups
Drought
Deer
Rabbits
Naturalized Area
Pool/Hardscape
Coastal
Butterflies
Bees
Hummingbirds

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Flowers

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Description

Spikes of blue-purple tubular flowers in summer to fall.

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Color

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Blue
filter_vintage
Purple/Lavender

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Leaves

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Leaf Description

Fragrant blue-green leaves are lance-shaped to ovate.

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Leaf Color

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Blue
spa
Green

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Leaf Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Stem

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Stem Description

Square green stems

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Stem Color

grass
Green

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Stem Cross Section

Angular
Oval
Round
Square

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Stem Form

Straight
Zig Zags

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Attributes

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Whole Plant Traits

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Cultural Conditions

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Agastache 'Purple Haze': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Agastache 'Purple Haze': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Fruit

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Agastache 'Purple Haze' Landscape

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland

Agastache 'Purple Haze': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees