Is Agastache Blue Fortune a perennial?
One of the easiest and most rewarding perennials to grow! The award winning ‘Blue Fortune’ is a tremendously long bloomer that produces lavender blue, bottlebrush-like flowers on strong, upright stems from midsummer to early fall.
How do you care for Agastache Blue Fortune?
Light/Watering: Full sun. Some afternoon shade will protect the leaf color of yellow-foliaged Agastaches. Fertilizer/Soil and pH: Average garden soil that drains well. Do not fertilize the first spring after planting; in subsequent years fertilize once in early spring with 10-10-10 or a layer of well-rotted compost.
How tall is Agastache Blue Fortune?
36″ tall
Blue Fortune Agastache
| Zones | 4 – 10 |
|---|---|
| Advantages | Attract Butterflies Easy To Grow Bee Friendly Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Fragrant Flower / Foliage Good For Containers Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks) Great For Mass Plantings |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Water Tolerance | Low-Water |
| Mature Height | 36″ tall |
Is Agastache Blue Fortune Hardy?
Most Agastache are easily grown in moist, well-drained soil and prefer a sunny position (ugh, like all plants). Some are dubiously hardy, especially in wet soils over winter, but the ones we offer should hopefully grow in a wider range of places, to the extent some are even ubiquitous in garden centres.
Is Agastache invasive?
Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade but best in full sun. Also tolerates drought, poor soils, summer heat and humidity. Plants in this genus are non-invasive in the garden.
Does Agastache come back every year?
Agastache (aka Anise Hyssop) is a tender perennial with aromatic leaves and colorful flower spikes all summer long. While traditional varieties have blue or purple colored flowers, newer varieties feature bold colors such as red and orange. In warm climates, it comes back consistently each year.
Should Agastache be cut back in the fall?
Herbaceous plants do best if trimmed back in early spring just as new growth is about to appear. Anise hyssop can also be deadheaded and shaped lightly from spring until mid-summer. Suspend any trimming thereafter, as it may force tender, new growth that can be damaged when cool weather appears.
Should I cut back Agastache?
Will Agastache come back every year?
How do you winterize Agastache?
Wait until mid-spring in your area (a month or so before last frost) to cut them back. Remove the old stems just above the tuft of green foliage growing from the crown. In mid-spring, prune Agastache by removing the old stems just above the tuft of green foliage growing from the crown.