Korean Mint (Agastache rugosa) organic seeds
- Hyssop with lemony, minty scenting leaves.
- Contents: Approx. 250 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€3.79
Product number: AGA05-BIO GTIN: 4251420514554
Description
The perennial shrub is the only Agastache variety from the Chinese-Japanese area. As Huo Xiang, it belongs to the herbs of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In Europe, we use Korean Mint rather as a tea herb and for flavouring dishes. Especially in Korean cuisine, the plant has a firm place as a spice with its excellent mint-anise flavour.
Furthermore, it's a very beautiful and useful shrub for the near-natural garden. It continuously blooms from July to autumn and shows its most often purple, rarer white panicles. It grows on you fast as it exudes a pleasant scent and butterflies love the blossoms and fly around them constantly. Also in winter, the seed stands are very decorative.
The Korean Mint is very undemanding and carefree. It tolerated dry, barren soils and doesn't need care once it has established itself. The blossoms suit as cut flowers for the vase.
Furthermore, it's a very beautiful and useful shrub for the near-natural garden. It continuously blooms from July to autumn and shows its most often purple, rarer white panicles. It grows on you fast as it exudes a pleasant scent and butterflies love the blossoms and fly around them constantly. Also in winter, the seed stands are very decorative.
The Korean Mint is very undemanding and carefree. It tolerated dry, barren soils and doesn't need care once it has established itself. The blossoms suit as cut flowers for the vase.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Herbaceous plant, Wildflower |
|---|---|
| Use | Cut flower, Herb/spice plant, Medicinal plant, Ornamental plant, Scented plant |
| Lifecycle | Hardy, Perennial |
| Species | Lamiaceae |
| Region of origin | Asia, China |
| Characteristics | Food for bees, Needs light to germinate |
| Eventual height | 30-150 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | August, July, June, September |
| Main harvest | August, July, June |
| Winter hardiness zones | 7 (-18 bis -12 °C) |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | June, May |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Germination time | 1-4 weeks |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Soil type | Dry, Free-draining, Fresh |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Water requirement | Low |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Perennial aromatic herb for dry to moderately fresh locations in the sun. Pre-cultivation possible from March indoors or direct sowing from mid-May outdoors. Light germination: Sprinkle seeds only on the sowing soil and press lightly. Germinates easily within 7-21 days. Optimum germination temperature: +15-20°C.
Other names
Botanical name: Agastache rugosa, Leophanthus rugosus, Cedronella japonica
German: Koreanische Minze, Koreaminze, Ostasiatischer Riesenysop
English: Korean mint, wrinkled giant hyssop, purple giant hyssop, Indian mint, blue licorice, huo xiang, Chinese patchouli
French: L'Agastache rugosa, agastache menthe, menthe coréenne
Italian: Menta coreana, l'issopio coreano
Spanish: menta coreana, agastache rugosa
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