Korean Mint – Agastache rugosa – 100 seeds

Korean mint
Agastache rugosa

A fragrant and beautiful herb and medicinal plant with lavender-blue flower buds and a fresh aroma reminiscent of licorice and mint. Korean mint is very popular with pollinators, especially bees and butterflies, and blooms for a long time from summer to autumn.

The leaves can be used fresh in tea, salads and Asian dishes, or dried for later use. An easy-to-grow perennial that thrives in a sunny location and well-drained soil.

Cultivation & Care:

• Seed content: approx. 100 seeds

• Sowing period: March–May (indoors) or direct sowing after frost

• Sowing: Shallow – do not cover the seeds, they need light to germinate

• Germination time: 10–20 days at approximately 20 °C

• Planting out: When the risk of night frost is over

• Flowering time: July–September

• Growth habit: Upright

• Height: approx. 60–90 cm

• Location: Sunny

• Harvest: Leaves can be picked later, both fresh and for drying

• Scientific name: Agastache rugosa

• Perennial: Yes (perennial in mild winter zones)

• Color: Light purple to blue