Agastache is definitely one of my favorites in the garden. I have a variety from Lowe’s (3 years ago, never seen it again at any store or nursery since 🙁)that is currently 6+ feet tall. Plus the 🦋 and 🐝 go crazy for them
Blue Fortune is everything you mentioned and then some. Long blooming, fragrant, most popular with pollinators and I even spotted a hummingbird on mine yesterday. A definite must for a sun garden. As for kudos , I have a red variety and it’s not liking the very wet weather we’ve been having in Toronto thus far. Much more high maintenance than blue fortune.
I'd love to have the blue fortune, I'm in zone 6 also. Thank for sharing this with us and all the information you give for each plant. They are all so beautiful. And I also have a deer and rabbit problems. 😮😮😮
I love agastache so much! In the PNW, though, it appears to not like our wet winters and struggles to come back.. will have to try the more dependable varieties you mentioned..thank you!
Hi...I live in Portland Oregon and I was wondering if you have tried the Kudos Ambrosia in your garden and also what was your variety. I have fallen in love with this plant. It is pink with orange and goes great with my colors. Some nurseries recommend ammending the soil with vermiculite to prevent root rot...Let me know...thank you.
My favorite is Pink Pearl, and I am in Atlanta Zone 8, but it's in a container and came back very well after several 15 degree days last winter. It started blooming May 1st, and it has much larger flowers. It does get reflected heat and light from the driveway and mid-day to late afternoon sun. It was highly rated by the UGA trials. My other very successful agastache is Poquito Yellow agastache which is also in containers and blooming heavily already, so I got some Poquito Blue to add this year. The Poquito is in the back yard so it only gets direct sun from 1-4, but it's in a container on concrete and handles the heat very well. My hummingbirds really love the salvias though, and don’t look much at the agastaches and totally ignored the Honeybells cuphea last year, so I am not planting it this year. But the bees do like the agastaches. I am trying two Sunrise colors this year- violet and blue.
I wasn't sure if perennials that need 6 or more hours of sunlight according to tag in pot would thrive in 4-6 hours so thanks so much for clarifying,Noelle. I will keep in mind though that they may not have as many flowers. Agastache or hummingbird mint was unknown to me but is beautiful & thanks to you and Angelo Petitti I am also clear on how to fertilize perennials. Have a great day!
Queen bee nectarine is beautiful and it came back this year for me in zone 5b. I did lose the raspberry PW but the pollinators love it so much that I am willing to spend it for annual. Will have to try blue fortune !
Ty for this video! I just purchased a couple of these and would like to plant in a pot I’m in zone 4 how do you over winter potted plants? Can I leave it in the very large pot out doors covered for the winter or do I pull it out and plant it in the ground for winter? Ty
All the names are A-okay ...one of my fave drought tolerant Southwest perennials...having said that I have a request if one can be made...can we see a Spotlight video on Penstemon? Very similar to Agastache the way Veronicas are to Salvias. Penstemon.....PLEASE!!!!!
How well does Little Adder handle a windy site? I found some at a local nursery in one-gallon containers, and they seem rather loose growing, although the stems near the base of the plant are a bit woodier. It's possible these are fairly recent in propagation, although they are at least 15" tall already. I picked up a couple with the idea of planting them next each other. One of the plants had a black-spotted white butterfly latching onto one of the flower clusters, and it refused to leave even after I was moving the container. LOL.
Most small foliage and compact perennials should be able to tolerate windy areas, so Agastache 'Little Adder' should be fine. You need to watch out for the large foliage perennials that could desiccate in high winds. Also, taller plants that can rock out of the soil due to high winds and break away from roots or break their crown.
Agastache should work fine as a container plant. You will need to protect the plant & container in a cold garage or garden shed over the winter and water lightly once a month. Or, you can place the container close to the house, mulch over the pot to insulate the root system, or sink the entire container into the soil and lift it out in spring when new growth develops. Cut it back in the spring when you see new growth at the base. Also, because it is in the mint family, you may need to root prune it in spring every 2-3 years and repot with fresh potting soil so the roots don't get too compacted.
Thank you for the EXCELLENT presentatio, very helpful & inspiring 💐 czcams.com/video/lol0hUdsACY/video.html = "Blue Fortune" ~ I'm SO GLAD you mentioned about this cultivar - I happened to pick this beauty from our local nursery last weekend, among other 4-5 options they had (the pinks, the yellows, etc) and I was complete CLUELESS it would be one of the most vigor Hyssopes! I feel lucky. I planted the day after purchase in our new front-yard butterfly garden, and now it has been growing rapidly with many flowers 💙
Because she’s right. Water frequently when newly planted then back off on watering when plant is established. True for just about every plant, tree, shrub, even our palm trees in FL.
Agastache is definitely one of my favorites in the garden. I have a variety from Lowe’s (3 years ago, never seen it again at any store or nursery since 🙁)that is currently 6+ feet tall.
Plus the 🦋 and 🐝 go crazy for them
Wow!
Blue Fortune is everything you mentioned and then some. Long blooming, fragrant, most popular with pollinators and I even spotted a hummingbird on mine yesterday. A definite must for a sun garden. As for kudos , I have a red variety and it’s not liking the very wet weather we’ve been having in Toronto thus far. Much more high maintenance than blue fortune.
I agree, blue fortune is a powerhouse! I live in PA and I took some cuttings to propagate more of them in my garden
Great video! I love Agastache and have been growing some to plant in the Spring! It's just such a beautiful plant, I want to have it in every color ❤
Love them. I'll be searching for these in my garden centers. Thank you!
Appreciate how you share all of the critical aspects of growing and keeping plants. Wish we had a nursery like yours in my area.😊
Love all of your information, Noelle. I just purchased Agastache today- i knew you'd have all the helpful information I would need. Thank you!
I'd love to have the blue fortune, I'm in zone 6 also. Thank for sharing this with us and all the information you give for each plant. They are all so beautiful. And I also have a deer and rabbit problems. 😮😮😮
I love agastache so much! In the PNW, though, it appears to not like our wet winters and struggles to come back.. will have to try the more dependable varieties you mentioned..thank you!
Hi...I live in Portland Oregon and I was wondering if you have tried the Kudos Ambrosia in your garden and also what was your variety. I have fallen in love with this plant. It is pink with orange and goes great with my colors. Some nurseries recommend ammending the soil with vermiculite to prevent root rot...Let me know...thank you.
For sure I am going to add some of those flowers to my Coneflowers in my garden thank you 😊
My favorite is Pink Pearl, and I am in Atlanta Zone 8, but it's in a container and came back very well after several 15 degree days last winter. It started blooming May 1st, and it has much larger flowers. It does get reflected heat and light from the driveway and mid-day to late afternoon sun. It was highly rated by the UGA trials. My other very successful agastache is Poquito Yellow agastache which is also in containers and blooming heavily already, so I got some Poquito Blue to add this year. The Poquito is in the back yard so it only gets direct sun from 1-4, but it's in a container on concrete and handles the heat very well. My hummingbirds really love the salvias though, and don’t look much at the agastaches and totally ignored the Honeybells cuphea last year, so I am not planting it this year. But the bees do like the agastaches.
I am trying two Sunrise colors this year- violet and blue.
You are so knowledable
I wasn't sure if perennials that need 6 or more hours of sunlight according to tag in pot would thrive in 4-6 hours so thanks so much for clarifying,Noelle. I will keep in mind though that they may not have as many flowers. Agastache or hummingbird mint was unknown to me but is beautiful & thanks to you and Angelo Petitti I am also clear on how to fertilize perennials. Have a great day!
Queen bee nectarine is beautiful and it came back this year for me in zone 5b. I did lose the raspberry PW but the pollinators love it so much that I am willing to spend it for annual. Will have to try blue fortune !
Love agastache but your right you MUST mulch for winter if you even hope for it to come back.
Agastache blue fortune is one of my all time favorite perennials, up there with Monarda and Coreopsis!
Ty for this video! I just purchased a couple of these and would like to plant in a pot I’m in zone 4 how do you over winter potted plants? Can I leave it in the very large pot out doors covered for the winter or do I pull it out and plant it in the ground for winter? Ty
All the names are A-okay ...one of my fave drought tolerant Southwest perennials...having said that I have a request if one can be made...can we see a Spotlight video on Penstemon? Very similar to Agastache the way Veronicas are to Salvias. Penstemon.....PLEASE!!!!!
How well does Little Adder handle a windy site? I found some at a local nursery in one-gallon containers, and they seem rather loose growing, although the stems near the base of the plant are a bit woodier. It's possible these are fairly recent in propagation, although they are at least 15" tall already. I picked up a couple with the idea of planting them next each other. One of the plants had a black-spotted white butterfly latching onto one of the flower clusters, and it refused to leave even after I was moving the container. LOL.
Most small foliage and compact perennials should be able to tolerate windy areas, so Agastache 'Little Adder' should be fine. You need to watch out for the large foliage perennials that could desiccate in high winds. Also, taller plants that can rock out of the soil due to high winds and break away from roots or break their crown.
Great video! If I wanted to grow as a container plant only would these work for that? Or would these rather be in the ground?
Agastache should work fine as a container plant. You will need to protect the plant & container in a cold garage or garden shed over the winter and water lightly once a month. Or, you can place the container close to the house, mulch over the pot to insulate the root system, or sink the entire container into the soil and lift it out in spring when new growth develops. Cut it back in the spring when you see new growth at the base. Also, because it is in the mint family, you may need to root prune it in spring every 2-3 years and repot with fresh potting soil so the roots don't get too compacted.
@@PetittiGardenCenters Perfect. Thanks again for all the info!
Isn’t mint incredibly invasive?
Thank you for the EXCELLENT presentatio, very helpful & inspiring 💐
czcams.com/video/lol0hUdsACY/video.html = "Blue Fortune" ~ I'm SO GLAD you mentioned about this cultivar - I happened to pick this beauty from our local nursery last weekend, among other 4-5 options they had (the pinks, the yellows, etc) and I was complete CLUELESS it would be one of the most vigor Hyssopes! I feel lucky. I planted the day after purchase in our new front-yard butterfly garden, and now it has been growing rapidly with many flowers 💙
Lovely plant.
Your watering advice is highly suspect because it’s exactly the same for every single plant you review.
Because she’s right. Water frequently when newly planted then back off on watering when plant is established. True for just about every plant, tree, shrub, even our palm trees in FL.