Korean Licorice Mint

A fragrant anise/mint-scented herb with culinary and tea uses. Produces beneficial insect attracting flowers.

Size: Packet: 50 seeds (0.025 gram), OG

Agastache rugosa. This mint family plant native to Asia has aromatic edible foliage with a minty licorice flavor and dense dark purple blooms that attract a host of beneficial insects and are quite pleasing to the eye. Korean Licorice Mint leaves are excellent minced in salads but they also make a delicious tea that mixes well with any number of other herbs in our seed catalog. Plants will perennialize in areas with warmer winters and has some degree of frost tolerance. This one's easy to fall in love with.

60 days from transplant for baby leaves. Perennial.
Seeds are certified organic.

Common Name:
Korean Licorice Mint
Scientific Name:
Agastache rugosa
Description:
A fragrant anise/mint-scented herb with culinary and tea uses. Produces beneficial insect attracting flowers.
Plant Lifespan:
Perennial
Cold Hardiness:
Zone 4a (-30 to -25)
Light Requirements:
Full Sun (min. 6 hours a day)
Seed In:
Spring-Summer
Seeding Depth:
Surface
Days to Sprout:
5-14
Optimal Soil Temperature (F):
60-70
Plant Spacing:
18-36 in.
Average Days from Seed to Harvest:
70

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