Agastache rupestris

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| name = Threadleaf giant hyssop

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| genus = Agastache

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Agastache rupestris, known as the threadleaf giant hyssop, Mexican Hyssop, or licorice mint, is a wildflower of the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico.[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/agastache_rupestris.shtml US Forest Service: Agastache rupestris] Popular in xeriscaping because of its heat tolerance and ability to thrive in dry, nutrient-poor soil, it is often planted in containers or as a border flower and used to attract hummingbirds.[http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Agastache_rupestris.asp Zipcode Zoo: Agastache rupestris] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210055740/http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Agastache_rupestris.asp |date=February 10, 2012 }} Displaying gray-green stems and leaves while dormant, its orange flowers with purple buds bloom from mid-summer until fall; if crushed the petals exude a pleasant scent.

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