Agastache foeniculum

‘Liquorice White’

LIQUORICE WHITE AGASTACHE

Agastache foeniculum ‘Liquorice White’
LIQUORICE WHITE AGASTACHE

Powerhouse of white flower spikes are constantly produced from spring through summer and autumn, on Agastache foeniculum ‘Liquorice White’.

Lovely scented plus edible, flowers & foliage

This hardy, evergreen, shrubby perennial deserves a place in every garden, and in pots as well.
‘Liquorice White’ is worth having for its lovely scented, edible flowers and foliage, if nothing else.
But when you add in a tough, bone-hardy constitution, and water-wise, easy low maintenance, then you cant think of a reason not to have it.

Tough, water-wise & drought resistant

‘Liquorice White’ is tough and easily grown in Full Sun to Part Shade.
It is hardy in frost and forgiving of a wide range of soils, including sandy, rocky and poor soils.
It suits coastal areas, windy, and hot and dry gardens.
‘Liquorice White’ is water-wise and drought resistant, so it is ideal for gardeners with limited water.

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Liquorice White’ is a low maintenance plant, and largely untroubled by any pests and diseases.
The only work required is to cut the whole plant back hard before spring to encourage new growth and a neat shape.

It is a hardy, upright, dense, compact perennial clump, and very quick growing for fast garden effect.
If seed is sown early indoors, the plants will flower happily in their first year from seed.

Treat for florists & cooks

Agastache ‘Liquorice White’ is a special treat for all florists and cooks.
The flower trusses make good cut blooms for a vase indoors, where their soft whit fuzziness sets off all other flowers and colours so well.
While both the flowers and foliage are edible, and very useful in the kitchen.
Use the liquorice flavour in cakes, biscuits, salads, in drinks (where the liquorice accent puts a real zing in a botanical gin cocktail), or to add an edible garnish to a meat dish (Agastache leaves go really well with pork).

Treat for native birds & bees

But for me it is the entertainment provided by our native honey-eating birds, while they acrobatically dance amongst the flowers and do a fine impersonation of a Hummingbird sipping nectar from the flowers, that make Agastache indispensable in my garden.
As the Agastache blooms continuously for months on end, from late spring to autumn’s close, they are a blessing for all our useful pollinators.
Agastache flowers are an invaluable and long lasting food source for bees, butterflies, birds and other useful pollinators – so plant some in your veggie plot or orchard.

But rabbits & deer can’t abide Agastache

And to top it all off – rabbits and deer cant abide the aromatic oils in the foliage and flowers – so they leave them alone. Bless all Agastache.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY
Suits beginners & kids

Scatter seeds directly in the garden during spring or autumn
OR
Sow at any time indoors in punnets whenever suitable temperatures can be provided.

Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First sow the seeds in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Pat seed gently into the surface of the mix.
But do not cover.
Because these seeds need light to germinate.

Now moisten the mix by placing the punnet in a water bath, with the water level below the surface of the punnet, and allow the water to percolate up from the bottom.
This will ensure the mix is thoroughly moist but not drenched.

Then label the punnet with the name and date sown.

Now place in a well lit position, but not in any direct sunlight.
And continue to keep punnet moist by misting surface from a water spray bottle.

Temperatures of 18-20C approx. are best for rapid germination, but they are not particularly fussy. At optimum temperatures seedlings emerge in approx. 14-28 days.
(An electronic heat bed is ideal but not essential, any warm, well-lit spot will do).

Seed Count: 100 seeds per packet approximately.
(We aim to do our seed counts on the generous side – so you receive at least 100 seeds)

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