Illicium, also known as anise shrub, is a genus of flowering shrubs with 38 known species. Of those, two are most commonly found in our North Carolina landscapes: Illicium floridanum and Illicium ...

If you’re looking for a lovely, easy-to-grow, pollinator-friendly plant for your garden, this might be the one for you. Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is an upper Midwest native, hardy in Zones 4 ...

These container-garden flowers and plants are popular with a wide range of bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other ...

Anise Hyssop is the International Herb of the Year. It is tall, stunning, and fragrant — a must for the herb gardener. However, it is neither anise nor a hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) but is a member ...