Scientific Name
Acalypha hispida
Common Name
Anise hyssop
Annual Flowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Flowering Season:
Summer
Light Requirements:
Sun
Flower Color:
Purple to blue-purple
Height:
2 to 4 feet
Spacing:
2 feet
Comments:
Leaves have anise fragrance; good cut flower; attracts butterflies and bees
Cultivars:
Honey Bee Blue (lavender blue); Alabaster (white flowers; 3 feet)
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