Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop is an herbacious perrenial, with leaves that smell and taste like licorice. Plant in full sun and expect flowers at the end of summer. The leaves can be brewed in hot water for tea; in the garden, agastache will attact beneficial insects. Allow your plant to grow to at least 3 inches tall in a window indoors, then harden off outside for two or three days before transplanting into the ground.
Borage
Borago officinalis is an annual herb, although self-seeds and will return perennially. Its leaves and flowers are edible, leaves tasting like cucumber and flowers tasting like honey. Borage will attact bees and other beneficial insects to the garden. In addition, Borage will accumulate nutrients in the soil, particularly Potassium and Silicon, enriching the topsoil and benefiting nearby plants. Plant Borage in full sun after hardening off your start outdoors for two or three days.
Sunflower
Helianthus anuus is an annual flowering plant. The tall stalks, large flowers, seeds, and roots attact over 150 species of insects. The sunflower - in addition to its attractive flowers - can serve a variety of functions in the garden, providing shade or a windblock for smaller plants, as well as accumulating Calcium, Manganese, Copper, and Zinc, and holding these nutrients in the topsoil. Plant in full sun, burying your plant in the soil right up to its first two leaves.
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