Yellow giant hyssop
Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze
Family: Lamiaceae (mint)
- Bloom Period:
- Late,
- Mid-Season,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Shrub,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula,
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry,
- Medium,
- Wet
- Height:
- 4ft
Natural enemies attracted
Moderately attractive: Orius insidiousus, Plagiognathus politus, Thomisidae, Empididae and Chalcidoidea.
Mildly attractive: Coccinellidae, Salticidae, Nabidae, Cantharidae, Chrysopidae, Chlamydatus associatus and Aeolothripidae.
Pollinators attracted
Highly attractive: bees including yellow-faced bees, sweat bees, and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Moderately attractive: lygus bugs and leaf beetles.
Mildly attractive: Japanese beetles, leafhoppers and thrips.