Agastache, Hybrid Hummingbird Mint, Anise Hyssop 'Desert Sunrise'

Agastache

Family
Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Agastache (ah-gas-TAH-kee)
Synonym
Spacing
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Sun Exposure
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Danger
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Hardiness
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Seed Collecting
Full Sun
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Pink
Orange
Lavender
Fruit Colors
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Growing Habit
Herbaceous
Days to Maturity
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Disease Resistance
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Leaf Type
Foliage Color
Bloom Characteristics
Water Requirements
Perennials
Where to Grow
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Propagation Methods
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
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Rootstock Vigor
Disease Resistance
Fruit Usage
Classification
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Perris, California

Denver, Colorado

Longmont, Colorado

Hebron, Kentucky

Prospect, Kentucky

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Denville, New Jersey

Enid, Oklahoma

Bend, Oregon

Austin, Texas

Belton, Texas

Salt Lake City, Utah

Santaquin, Utah

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Gardener's Notes:

4
positives
1
neutral
0
negative
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Longmont, CO (Zone 5a) | May 2009 | positive

Planted mine in the spring of 2006 (from a three inch pot). Last fall (2008) it was about 4 1/2 feet tall and drawing both bees and humm...Read More

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Perris, CA (Zone 9a) | December 2008 | positive

This plant is fantastic!!! I planted about four of them all together from High Country Gardens. They bloom like clockwork and, with a li...Read More

M
Hebron, KY | November 2006 | positive

Very Beautiful Agastache!

Love this Agastache! Had 'DS' in 2005 and must have accidentally cut the branches before having...Read More

P
Bend, OR (Zone 4b) | August 2006 | positive

This thing is going great guns! Planted from a 3" pot in the one full-sun, no-water area on my property, it is approximately 2 1/2 feet t...Read More

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Mcallen, TX (Zone 8a) | March 2003 | neutral

This plant is the hybrid result of a cross between A. cana & A. rupestris.

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