{"product_id":"blue-fortune-anise-hyssop-bare-root-plant","title":"Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Fortune is a long-proven, award-winning anise hyssop that carries soft blue-violet, bottlebrush flower spikes on strong, upright stems from midsummer into early fall. It adds color at a time when many perennials are winding down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foliage has a clear black licorice scent when crushed, and the leaves and flowers are edible with a light anise flavor. Growing two to three feet tall, it suits borders, pollinator gardens and cutting beds, and the spikes also dry well. It is easy to grow, tolerates drought and is usually ignored by deer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDense, cylindrical bottlebrush spikes 3 to 5 inches long packed with tiny tubular flowers in soft powder blue-violet with slightly darker calyxes. Spikes are held singly at the tips of stiff, square, upright stems. Leaves are medium green, heart-shaped to oval with toothed edges and a slightly paler underside, 2 to 3 inches long. The plant is an upright, vase-shaped clump 24 to 36 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom dozens of blue-violet spikes stand evenly over the foliage, often covered with bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Fortune shares lavender's love of full sun and well-drained soil, and its upright blue-violet spikes extend the look of a lavender planting well into late summer after lavender's main bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun and average to lean, well-drained soil; it handles dry spells once established. Hardy in USDA zones 4-9. Leave stems up over winter and cut them back in early spring; deadheading faded spikes keeps it tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agastache\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft blue-violet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, vase-shaped clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–36 in tall × 18–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775432327464,"sku":"GLLF-PER-4E3C07A1-BR","price":12.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/blue-fortune-anise-hyssop.jpg?v=1790892189","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/blue-fortune-anise-hyssop-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}