General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
White
Yellow
Other: Creamy beige, Apricot-pink, White flowered and flushed with pink, Pale yellow flower spikes with touches of red
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Mexican Hyssop
  • Anise Hyssop

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Date: 2014-05-16

Date: 2014-05-17
From Hazzard's seeds sown in mid February
Location: NJ
Date: 2014-06-22
Uploaded by duane456
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2014
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2015-12-16
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Comments:
  • Posted by jvdubb (48036 MI - Zone 6b) on Oct 10, 2015 7:02 AM concerning plant:
    I bought this Agastache Champagne from Bluestone Perennials in spring 2014. I am torn about the blooms. The color is certainly different from all the other agastaches I have, but I am not sure I like it.

    The plant itself only performed ok in 2014. It survived winter 2015 barely and then it appeared dead in the wet spring. However, a very small sprig did seem to survive. I dug up the plant and kept it in a pot all summer. Slowly it came back to health. It did not get mildew like some of the other Agastaches in my nursery. I planted it back out in a new bed at the end of August. It is doing quite well and has even bloomed a bit, so it is a fighter! I hope it will overwinter fine this year. While I am still undecided about the color, I will keep it as I need as much Agastache as possible for the hummingbirds.

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