| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 24-36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 18-24 inches |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Other: Black licorice (anise) when crushed. Blue-green. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Bottlebrush-like |
| Flower Color: | Blue Other: Light violet-blue with dark purple bracts |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadhead faded flower stems to ensure more flowering throughout the season. To frost. |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting Other info: Sterile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2014 Great Plant Picks award winner |
| Parentage: | Agastache rugosum x Agastache foeniculum |
| chelle | On April 9, 2015 | Obtained plant Replacement plant. Previous plants perished winter of 2013/14. |
| piksihk | On March 14, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| piksihk | On August 4, 2014 | Bloomed |
| HamiltonSquare | On October 27, 2017 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| flaflwrgrl | On October 7, 2015 | Obtained plant From Santa Rosa Gardens 2 plants. |
| GaNinFl | On April 13, 2016 | Obtained plant Received from Santa Rosa Gardens |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Very nice, Marilyn by SongofJoy | Jul 2, 2014 4:33 PM | 5 |
| What are you feeding that thing? by GaNinFl | Feb 18, 2016 6:08 AM | 2 |
| Great photo! by amyscoutmom | Jun 23, 2017 7:42 AM | 0 |
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