In a message dated 97-02-23 16:41:21 EST, [log in to unmask] (Vince Coppola)
writes:
 
<< It seems that someone was looking for seeds to grow honey plants.
 At a rescent meeting Dr. T. Szabo offered a seed packet with 7-8 hundred
 Anise Hyssop seeds. He reported that this is an excellent nectar source,
 is a perennial, is winter hardy, easy to grow, and loved by bees. (snip) >>
 
   It is a long-blooming plant as well.  It will often bloom in the fall for
a while here in the south, then bloom again throughout the spring.  It has
already started here. I saw almost a full field of it in bloom today, when we
took an afternoon ride.  Later bloom will make a distinctive
licorice-flavored honey.  Right now it is being used for build-up.
 
   Anice hyssop used to be grown commercially in South Carolina.  It escaped
cultivation, and grows wild in many areas.  I highly recommend it. The major
limitation is that it grows on cultivated land, so it gets cut up when the
farmers are ready to plant the crops.  It is often in full bloom when cut.
 
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