Agastache occidentalis
Agastache occidentalis
Western Giant Hyssop | |
| Agastache occidentalis, known also as Western Giant
Hyssop, is an erect perennial with petiolate or subsessile,
toothed, finely tomentose puberulent leaves. It produces
verticils in a dense spike-like inflorescence, a 5 lobed
calyx with 15 or more veins, and 4 exserted stamens of which
the top pair is larger than the lower. This specie is typically
found in rocky areas with a wide variety of soil types, but
needing good drainage. It can be found in North America,
Mexico, and Asia, with the primary distribution in North
America being on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. It will
reach a height of about 40-50cm. at maturity. |
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