11/20/2023 0 Comments Butterfly mint blue boa![]() The drying power of the morning sun keeps the scented foliage healthy and mildew-free! They do best in full sun to partial sun exposure, in well-drained soils. Plant this handsome low-maintenance clumping perennial in a sunny location. However, in the coldest growing zones, give it a sheltered spot. This variety of Hyssop is more tolerant of cold winters and wet soil. Containers, Herb Gardens, Pollinator Beds & Long-Lasting Late-Season Color.Incredible Butterfly Magnet & Hummingbirds too.Minty-Licorice Fragrant & Aromatic Foliage.Grow the plants in-ground, or use them as Fillers in large, seasonal containers! Hyssop can be grown along walkways and paths. Install your own Cottage Garden or add color to a Rock Garden in the front yard. Partner these wand-like flowers with other herbs for height and backdrops that look great through the season. If you have a sunny perennial border, you'll want to use these in the mid-ground for a big boost of color. No Butterfly Garden would be complete without Anise Hyssop! Send migrating Monarchs on their way south with a good nectar resource. It not only looks terrific, but it's also a mainstay for beneficial pollinators and our precious native bee populations. Use Hyssop to add pops of late-season color to your late-season herb, perennial, and pollinator gardens, still blooming long after many other plants are finished. Sensory gardens, and Kitchen and Herb gardens are great locations for a Hyssop! Many long-time landscape designers claim that every garden should be bordered in blue, instead of green or white, and very few plants with blue flowers are as excellent for bedding as Agastache! Allow your guests to brush against the scented foliage to layer in an important fragrance element in your design. Blue Boa particularly is an award-winning cultivar that is tremendously heat and humidity tolerant and will bloom for you early and often! Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 5 through 9. Don't forget to snip a few for your indoor bouquets!Īgastache in general is a healthy perennial that is covered in flower spikes from early summer to late fall. It's fun to use its edible flowers either fresh or dried to flavor fruit salad, pasta, and salad. Once the dark green leaves are dried and steeped, they also make a delicious, refreshing tea - either hot or iced or infused in water. Hyssop is mentioned in the Bible and has a long history in culinary, medicinal, and historical uses. Anise Hyssop essential oil is said to have purifying benefits, and its chemical compounds display antibacterial and antifungal properties. Propagate by seed or by division in spring.The perfect finishing touch for your garden! Like an expensive string of pearls or a fancy feather boa, Agastache Blue Boa (Agastache x 'Blue Boa') provides that certain something special to your garden beds and borders! Blue Boa is a lovely gentian-blue to violet-purple color that complements every other color in your garden.Īgastache originates from the Greek word 'aga', meaning 'very much', and 'stachys', meaning 'spikes', referring to the many flower spikes.Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional bloom.Generally disease and pest-free (might occasionally be subject to powdery mildew) and resistant to deer and rabbits.Attracts streams of hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.Creates a stunning effect when mixed with other perennials or planted en masse.Ideal to add color to the late-season garden when many other plants are fading.Provides a bold visual impact in beds and borders, cottage gardens, city gardens, butterfly gardens, or patio containers over a very long season.Although a drought-tolerant plant, it might need watering in extreme dry weather spells. Easily grown in full sun, in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. ![]() The aromatic leaves exude a minty scent when crushed. This Agastache belongs to the Kudos Series, which is noted for its dwarf, well-branched plants that are hardy and nearly impervious to downy mildew. ![]() Delicate-looking but fast-growing, this pretty Agastache is among the best of all hardy perennials for attracting pollinating insects. Blooming continuously weeks after weeks, they provide long-lasting, glowing color in beds, borders, or containers and hummingbirds feast on them. ![]() From early summer until fall, it boasts airy spikes of cheerful, bright red flowers. Agastache 'Kudos Red' (Hummingbird Mint) is a compact and bushy, upright herbaceous perennial forming a low tight mound of aromatic, dark green, oval to lance-shaped leaves. ![]()
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