General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Dry Mesic
Dry
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 10b
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| Plant Height: |
4-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
2 feet |
| Leaves: |
Fragrant
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
Other: Deep rose-pink flowers with raspberry-red calyxes
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Uses: |
Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Tip
Division
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Parentage: |
Agastache cana x Agastache barberi |
| Child plants: |
one child plant |
- Hybrid Anise Hyssop
- Giant Hyssop
- Anise Hyssop
Posted by
Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Dec 3, 2011 3:07 AM concerning plant:
I love Agastache 'Ava' and am growing it in my garden. I've planted 'Ava' before this year, but I lost it to drought and strong winds we've had in years past. This year I was not going to lose this beautiful Agastache. I purchased three plants to grow next to each other this Spring. It attracts Hummingbirds and I mainly plant with them in mind.
I made sure to add some compost (which I might have forgotten before) in the holes before planting them and tried to keep them watered enough during the Summer, being that they were newly planted. Of course, I always add all purpose sand (from Lowe's). I never use play sand in my garden. I always mulch with small gravel. I've used pea gravel before, but for the past few years, I've been using small limestone gravel that is angular in shape. Agastaches don't like 'wet feet' (roots) during the Winter. I try to make sure the soil they're planted in is very well drained.
I love growing Agastaches, because they are attractive to Hummingbirds or Butterflies, low maintenance, long blooming and smell wonderful!
It's the best selling Agastache at High Country Gardens. HCG introduced 'Ava' in 2005.
Ava's calyxes retain their intense coloration keeping the plant beautiful until hard frost.
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 8, 2013 4:48 AM concerning plant:
This is a hybrid between Agastache cana and Agastache barberi. The plant takes two to three growing seasons to reach mature size.
Posted by
Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 29, 2022 3:04 PM concerning plant:
From the specialists in hummingbird mints (Agastache) comes a new award-winning variety that features foot-long spikes of rose-pink flowers, a raspberry red calyx, and sweetly scented foliage. 'Ava' has won the 2005 Green Thumb award from the Mailorder Gardening Association.
The flowering starts in midsummer and, unlike other agastaches, the calyxes keep their color right until frost. After the second growing season, this perennial can reach 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide. 'Ava' is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10, grows best in full sun on well-drained, compost-amended soil, and is rabbit and deer resistant. Fertilize in midsummer and leave the flower stems on the plants for winter color. Cut it back in spring.
Posted by
Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 29, 2011 9:56 PM concerning plant:
One of the taller growing Agastaches I have in my garden. Another High Country Gardens introduction.
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