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Sow in full sun after danger of frost or in late summer 12 weeks before the ground freezes. Remove weeds and work organic matter into the top 6-8 inches of soil; then level and smooth. Sow seeds evenly and thinly and cover with ¼ inch of fine soil. Firm lightly and keep evenly moist.
- Is Agastache easy to grow?
- Is Agastache plant invasive?
- Is Agastache a perennial?
- How long does Agastache take to grow?
- Will Agastache grow in shade?
- Can you grow Agastache in pots?
- Are Agastache Hardy?
- What is the best Agastache?
- What can I plant with Agastache?
- How do you winterize Agastache?
- Do slugs eat Agastache?
- Does Agastache bloom the first year?
Is Agastache easy to grow?
Agastache is easy to grow directly seeded into the garden. You can plant seeds in spring or in fall. Fall planted seeds will stay dormant all winter and sprout at the appropriate time in spring.
Is Agastache plant invasive?
It's pretty invasive but easy to pull out where you don't want it. I originally one in what I called the butterfly garden in a corner of the yard but turned that area into a veggie garden with five raised beds and the hyssop still comes back every year in those beds.
Is Agastache a perennial?
Agastache are a showy, fragrant group of perennial herbs. The greatest concentration of Agastache species is found in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, so they are very successfully grown in a high desert climate.
How long does Agastache take to grow?
Plants grown from seed may take two years to bloom.
Will Agastache grow in shade?
Agastache Culture
Plant Agastache in full sun to light shade in fertile, well-drained garden soil.
Can you grow Agastache in pots?
Agastache grows surprisingly well in containers, as it prefers well-draining soil.
Are Agastache Hardy?
Growing information: PERENNIAL growing to 0.9 m (3ft) by 0.4 m (1ft 4in). Prefers free-draining, but tolerates almost any soil. Hardy to minus 29ºC.
What is the best Agastache?
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (Giant Hyssop)
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is a top pick for gardeners! Its long flowering season, showy flower spikes, licorice-scented foliage, low maintenance, and deer tolerance are seductive reasons! A crowd-pleaser that is also adored by hummingbirds and butterflies!
What can I plant with Agastache?
There are many companion plants that grow well with Agastache. Staying with the dry conditions theme, Russian Sage, Lavender, and Rosemary all grow in similar conditions that Agastache loves.
How do you winterize Agastache?
WINTERIZING Leave old flower heads on the plant and let them go to seed. In early spring, gradually remove any winter cover. Cut back old stems all the way to the ground; large clumps may be divided. DIVIDING/TRANSPLANTING Divide in spring if plant has outgrown its space; plant crown at soil level.
Do slugs eat Agastache?
This is an even more desirable garden plant with its upright spikes of tightly-packed coppery flowers; you'll love it but slugs and snails will hate it. Euphorbias, the spurges as they are commonly known, fall into the same category.
Does Agastache bloom the first year?
Huge improvements are being made in the Agastache (Hyssop) family right now. The foliage is becoming more compact and the flowers more numerous. And best of all, there is now a variety that blooms the first year from seed: gorgeous lavender-peach Arizona Sunset!
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