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How to Grow and Care for Mexican giant hyssop

Mexican giant hyssop, also known as Hummingbird mint, Anise hyssop

Mexican giant hyssop thrives in a sunny environment and requires well-draining soil, making it a plant that's easy to care for. Special care points include regular watering while ensuring the soil doesn't become waterlogged, as mexican giant hyssop is drought-tolerant once established. Deadheading spent blooms will encourage further flowering.

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Watering schedule: Every week

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Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Mexican giant hyssop

ToughnessHigh
Care LevelMedium
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery week
Sunlight RequirementsFull sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH6-7
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Varieties of Mexican giant hyssop
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Giant hyssops 'Blue Boa'

A multi-award-winning cultivar of giant hyssop, giant hyssops 'Blue Boa' is recognizable by the vibrant purple flowers borne on tall flower spikes. It stands out for its prolific blooms and long blooming season. An excellent choice for cottage-style gardens, the giant hyssops 'Blue Boa' is loved by gardeners primarily because of its magnificent colors, but also for its pest and disease resistance.

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Giant hyssops 'Summer Sunset'

Named for the sunset-orange hues of its flowers, giant hyssops 'Summer Sunset' blooms all summer, does not fade in the heat, and is tolerant of drought. This showy hyssop's flowers grow in a clumped, upright fashion and are particularly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies.

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Giant hyssops 'Violet Vision'

Named for its captivating violet-blue flowers, giant hyssops 'Violet Vision' is a clump-forming, upright perennial cultivar of Agastache that can also be grown as an annual. The gorgeous fragrant flowers grow on slender, spiky tubes and bloom from early summer to fall. The foliage is grey-green and can either be ovate or heart-shaped.

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Giant hyssops 'Kudos Mandarin'

Giant hyssops 'Kudos Mandarin' is a giant hyssop renowned for its long-lasting orange blooms. It is a cultivar of the Agastache genus and is a hardy perennial that attracts pollinators and hummingbirds. The name refers to the mandarin orange colors of the blooms and this variety's place in the Kudos Series.

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Giant hyssops 'Kudos Yellow'

In their natural form, giant hyssops grow flower brushes of lavender or purple, but this imposing hybrid, giant hyssops 'Kudos Yellow', instead has the bright yellow and orange flowers for which it is named. This is a trademarked cultivar in the kudos series. It is very cold-hardy and grows well in containers.

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