Some kind of mint?
BobTheGardener
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Hi all, this has self-seeded and occasionally comes up in my veg plot. It's a bee magnet and very pretty so I'd like to put a name to it. About 2ft tall with leaves between 2 and 4 inches which smell a bit like liquorice when rubbed.
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That looks like a type of Agastache, the giant hyssop. Not sure which one it is.
Thanks for the hint Borderline, a google search seems to indicate it is Agastache rugosa aka Korean mint which is a short-lived perennial in lighter soils. I'll be saving the seed and growing it in my borders next year. I might use it to replace the nepeta which flops all over the place and needs too much support.
I have it in my garden and it's been a bee magnet. The flowers and leaves smell of liquorice.
Yes agastache, lovelly blue, I think they smell like mint!