Giant Hyssop: Spikes with clusters of purple blue flowers

Dense clusters of purple-blue, tubular flowers grow on spikes of Giant Hyssop, a wildflower much loved by bees. Like all members of the mint family, Giant Hyssop has a square stem; it also has a slight anise scent.  

Stalk of Giant Hyssop flowers.  © SB 

A bee on Giant Hyssop - with a second bee zooming in,
mid-left at edge of frame. © SB

And yes, these photos were taken a while ago... I've been going through my files.

Prairie Wildflower: Giant Hyssop.
Location: Native Plant Garden, Royal Saskatchewan Museum.

Photo Dates: July 12 and 13, 2012.

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