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Agastache rugosa
Also called Chinese Giant Hyssop, Wrinkled Giant Hyssop, Korean Giant Hyssop, Chinese Patchouli, Indian Mint, Mint, Blue Licorice
Korean mint (Agastache rugosa) is a fragrant perennial herb in the mint family, native to East Asia, grown for its aromatic leaves and purple flower spikes. It thrives in sunny spots with fertile, moisture-retentive soil, as the aroma weakens in shade.
Agastache rugosa, also known as wrinkled giant hyssop, Korean mint, purple giant hyssop, Indian mint, Chinese patchouli, or Huoxiang (Chinese: 藿香; pinyin: huòxiāng), is an aromatic herb in the mint family, native to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Russian Primorye, Taiwan, India, and Vietnam).
A. rugosa grows well in fertile, moisture-retentive soils and good sunlight. The aroma becomes weaker in shady conditions.
The plant can be propagated by both sexual and asexual means. The seeds gathered in autumn can be sown in the spring. One can also dig out the plant in autumn or early spring, divide the roots, and plant them at intervals of 30 cm (12 in).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agastache rugosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
