Agastache rugosa Seeds | Korean Mint
LATIN NAME: Agastache rugosa
COMMON NAME: Korean Mint
Plant Profile
Korean Mint (Agastache rugosa) is an upright, bushy, perennial in the mint family. The Korean mint is purple spike of late garden, and small, two-lipped flowers crowd dense heads above aromatic leaves. Leaves have a long record as fine, anise-scented herb of warm tables, and plant is a fine, generous presence of herb garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground. Put simply, this is a rewarding species for anyone willing to give it a suitable spot.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the mint family regularly include Agastache rugosa in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. Gardeners benefit directly from its long cultivation: what the plant will do in a garden is well understood.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Korean Mint earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. The Korean mint is a fine, bold plant of herb garden and late border. Give young plants deep, moist bed, and spikes will rise in the first season. seedlings establish steadily and grow on steadily. It takes hold quickly and asks for no special treatment from then on.
Giant hyssop has a gentle folk-medicine record in both North America and East Asia: the aromatic, anise-scented leaves are brewed into teas for digestion and summer colds. Its essential oil, rich in estragole and related phenylpropanoids, has been studied for antimicrobial activity.
Growing from Seed
Starting Korean Mint from seed is simple and satisfying. Surface-sow onto a light, well-drained compost, dust over a thin covering, and keep evenly moist and sunny until the seedlings show. Once the seedlings have made true leaves, pot them on individually and plant out when they are sturdy and conditions are right.
Our Take
Korean Mint repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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