Yellow Giant Hyssop

Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze - Mint family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Yellow Giant Hyssop: Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.