{{short description|Species of plant}} {{Italic title}} {{Speciesbox | name = Threadleaf giant hyssop | image = Agastache rupestris1 lg.jpg | image_caption = | genus = Agastache | species = rupestris | authority = (Greene) Standl. }}
'''''Agastache rupestris''''', known as the '''threadleaf giant hyssop''', '''Mexican Hyssop''', or '''licorice mint''', is a wildflower of the mint family (''Lamiaceae'') native to the mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico.<ref name="USFS">[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/agastache_rupestris.shtml US Forest Service: ''Agastache rupestris'']</ref> Popular in xeriscaping because of its heat tolerance and ability to thrive in dry, nutrient-poor soil, it is often planted in containers or as a border flower and used to attract hummingbirds.<ref name="zz">[http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Agastache_rupestris.asp Zipcode Zoo: ''Agastache rupestris''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210055740/http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/A/Agastache_rupestris.asp |date=February 10, 2012 }}</ref> Displaying gray-green stems and leaves while dormant, its orange flowers with purple buds bloom from mid-summer until fall; if crushed the petals exude a pleasant scent.<ref name="USFS"/> <gallery mode=packed> Image:Licorice mint.jpg Image:Agastache rupestris2 lg.jpg </gallery>
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rupestris Category:Flora of the United States Category:Flora of Arizona Category:Flora of New Mexico Category:Flora of Mexico