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Agastache, is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of 9–12 species of perennial
Perennial plant

A perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used by gardeners or horticulturalists, this term applies specifically to perennial herbaceous plants....
 herbs in the family Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae

Lamiaceae or Labiatae, also known as the mint family, is a family of plants comprising about 210 genera and some 3,500 species. It has been considered closely related to Verbenaceae but several recent phylogenetic studies have shown that numererous genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae, whereas the core genera of...
, native to eastern Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 (one species) and North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 (the rest).

Most species are very upright, 0.5–3 m tall, with stiff, angular stems clothed in toothed-edged, lance shaped leaves ranging from 1–15 cm long and 0.5–11 cm broad depending on the species. Upright spikes of tubular, two-lipped flowers develop at the stem tips in summer.






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Agastache, is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of 9–12 species of perennial
Perennial plant

A perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used by gardeners or horticulturalists, this term applies specifically to perennial herbaceous plants....
 herbs in the family Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae

Lamiaceae or Labiatae, also known as the mint family, is a family of plants comprising about 210 genera and some 3,500 species. It has been considered closely related to Verbenaceae but several recent phylogenetic studies have shown that numererous genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae, whereas the core genera of...
, native to eastern Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 (one species) and North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 (the rest).

Most species are very upright, 0.5–3 m tall, with stiff, angular stems clothed in toothed-edged, lance shaped leaves ranging from 1–15 cm long and 0.5–11 cm broad depending on the species. Upright spikes of tubular, two-lipped flowers develop at the stem tips in summer. The flowers are usually white, pink, mauve, or purple, with the bracts that back the flowers being of the same or a slightly contrasting color.

Species
  • Agastache aurantiaca. Orange Hummingbird Mint. Mexico, SW USA (Arizona, New Mexico).
  • Agastache breviflora. TransPecos giant hyssop. Northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora), SW USA (Arizona).
  • Agastache cana. Texas Hummingbird Mint. SW USA (New Mexico, western Texas).
  • Agastache foeniculum. Giant or Anise Hyssop. From Arctic Canada to Colorado and Wisconsin.
  • Agastache mexicana. Mexican Giant Hyssop. Central Mexico.
  • Agastache nepetoides. Eastern North America from southern Ontario and southern Quebec south to Georgia.
  • Agastache pallida (syn. A. barberi). Northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora), southwestern USA (Arizona).
  • Agastache pallidiflora. Southwestern USA (New Mexico, western Texas).
  • Agastache pringlei. Northern Mexico (Chihuahua), southwestern USA (New Mexico).
  • Agastache parvifolia
    Agastache parvifolia

    Agastache parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae known by the common name small-leaf giant hyssop. It is Endemism to far northern California, where it grows in woodlands....
    . California.
  • Agastache rugosa
    Agastache rugosa

    Agastache rugosa is a medicinal plant and ornamental plant in the Lamiaceae family....
    . Korean Mint. Southeastern Russia (Primoriye
    Primorsky Krai

    Primorsky Krai also known as Primorye , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province....
    ), Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.
  • Agastache rupestris. Threadleaf giant hyssop or Licorice Mint. Arizona, New Mexico.
  • Agastache scrophulariifolia. Eastern North America from southern Ontario south to Georgia.
  • Agastache wrightii. Southwestern USA (Arizona, New Mexico).
  • Agastache urticifolia
    Agastache urticifolia

    Agastache urticifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae known by the common name nettle-leaf giant hyssop. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many habitat types....
    . Western North America from British Columbia south to California and Nevada.


Cultivation

They are easily grown in moist, well-drained soil and prefer a sunny position. Winter hardiness varies; the hardiest is A. foeniculum, hardy to USDA plant hardiness zone 1 in the north of its range; A. nepetoides, A. rugosa, A. scrophulariifolia and A. urticifolia are hardy to zones 3–5 in the northern parts of their ranges. Propagate from seed or cuttings.

Medicinal uses

Agastache rugosa has a history of use in Chinese herbology
Chinese herbology

Chinese Herbology , is the common name for the subject of Chinese materia medica. It includes the basic theory of Chinese materia medica, "crude medicine," "prepared drug in pieces" and traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations' source, collection and preparation, performance, efficacy, and clinical applications....
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