![]() It's also interesting to note that this vigorous hybrid has enhanced nectar production, more copious than either of the parent plants, and is a favorite of the hummingbirds. ![]() rupestris, Desert Sunrise™ is a big, vigorous grower sometimes topping out at nearly four feet in height. A garden cross between two of the best and most growable species, Agastache cana and A. Agastache Desert Sunrise™ - This is my first hybrid Hummingbird Mint released by High Country Gardens in 2000.Both these cultivars have intriguing multi-colored flower spikes in shades orange and pink, and mint scented blooms and foliage. ![]() And I'm pleased to have two of my favorites back in the catalog. This has familiarized me with the best varieties and how they like to be grown. I've been growing, breeding and selecting new Agastache varieties for many years. A living hummingbird feeder in a pot! Two of the Very Best Agastaches They bloom the first growing season and will bring hummingbirds right up to your outdoor living spaces with their nectar-rich flowers. Use them in your container gardens mixed with annuals, ornamental grasses and other perennials. For gardeners further east with too much rain or those with the wrong garden soil, Agastache are very successfully enjoyed as showy potted plants like zonal Geraniums. Regionally, the drier climates of the Great Plains, Intermountain West and West Coast are where Agastache are most happy and long lived. Clay and rich, water-retentive loamy soils are a poor match for these plants. The key to growing the Agastache (Hummingbird Mints) is to find a hot, sunny planting site with quick draining soil of low fertility. As a group they have only recently been introduced into widespread cultivation over the past 5 to 10 years, but because of their often startling beauty, the Agastache have really captured people's attention and their desire to grow them. ![]() The Agastache are a group of very showy flowering perennials that have equally aromatic leaves and flowers. Many of us are familiar with herbal plants such as lavender, rosemary and scented geraniums. As gardeners, we get to have the fun of growing these plants in addition to enjoying their fragrance. A wonderful attribute that has attracted mankind to aromatic plants since the dawn of time. Agastache Acapulco® Salmon and Pink Two Old Plant Friends Return, Bringing You Color, Fragrance and Hummingbirdsįragrance. ![]()
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