Hyssop Summer Love

Hyssop Summer Love, Agastache 'Summer Love' PPAF, is a sensational new perennial that you will fall in love with as soon as you see its clustered flowers! From summer through fall, a profusion of reddish purple flower clusters are displayed above the foliage on strong spikes. 'Summer Love' PPAF is a drought tolerant perennial that thrives in any well drained soil and is the perfect plant for a hummingbird garden. Deer avoid this plant due to its lovely, aromatic foliage. The name originates from the Greek word aga, meaning very much, and stachys, meaning spikes, referring to the many flower spikes. One of the easiest and most rewarding perennials to grow, this award winning 'Raspberry Summer' is a tremendously long bloomer. It is useful for adding a spot of color to the garden late in the season when many other plants are finished. Its foliage smells distinctly like black licorice when crushed, thus its common name, Anise Hyssop. If you'd like to restrict the height of this tall perennial, pinch back its blue green foliage in spring before the flower buds are formed.