![]() Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Perennial Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Clumping Erect Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low Texture: Medium.Attributes: Genus: Agastache Family: Lamiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Seed Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: North America Wildlife Value: Deer and rabbit resistant.Tags: #hummingbirds #showy flowers #full sun tolerant #drought tolerant #perennials #long-lasting flowers #summer flowers #pollinator plant #edible leaves #butterfly friendly #bee friendly 'Acapulco Orange', 'Astello Indigo', 'Black Adder', 'Blue Boa', 'Blue Fortune', 'Firebird', 'Kudos Ambrosia', 'Purple Haze', 'Red Happiness', 'TNAGAPO' Lovely licorice-scent to the flowers and leaves See this plant in the following landscape: Children's Secret Garden- Wilson Botanical Gardens Cultivars / Varieties:įragrant, deep indigo-blue flowers with a minty scentīlue flowers, shorter than 'Blue Fortune' Use in a pollinator garden, rock garden or naturalized areas. Well-drained soils are essential for this plant and wet winter feet in poorly drained soil will do them in. Plant in a raised bed or container if you have heavy soil. Giant Hyssops are essential for a pollinator-friendly garden and have excellent resistance to browsing deer and rabbits. Colors range from white to blue and shades of red and purple. They are showy, fragrant, long-blooming perennials with spikes of flowers that bloom most of the summer. Giant Hyssop is an herbaceous perennial in the mint family of which most are native to North America and many from the southwest. Propagate by seed or by division in spring.Phonetic Spelling ah-GAH-sta-kee Description.Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional bloom.Generally disease and pest-free (might occasionally be subject to powdery mildew) and resistant to deer and rabbits.Attracts streams of hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.Creates a stunning effect when mixed with other perennials or planted en masse.Ideal to add color to the late-season garden when many other plants are fading.Provides a bold visual impact in beds and borders, cottage gardens, city gardens, butterfly gardens, or patio containers over a very long season.Although a drought-tolerant plant, it might need watering in extreme dry weather spells. Easily grown in full sun, in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. ![]() The aromatic leaves exude a minty scent when crushed. This Agastache belongs to the Kudos Series, which is noted for its dwarf, well-branched plants that are hardy and nearly impervious to downy mildew. Delicate-looking but fast-growing, this pretty Agastache is among the best of all hardy perennials for attracting pollinating insects. Blooming continuously weeks after weeks, they provide long-lasting, glowing color in beds, borders, or containers and hummingbirds feast on them. From early summer until fall, it boasts airy spikes of cheerful, bright red flowers. Agastache 'Kudos Red' (Hummingbird Mint) is a compact and bushy, upright herbaceous perennial forming a low tight mound of aromatic, dark green, oval to lance-shaped leaves.
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