'Blue Fortune' Hummingbird Mint (Agastache)
Perennial
- Soft blue-purple flowers bloom from midsummer to fall.
- Award-winning native perennial with impressive garden performance.
- Provides an essential source of nectar for pollinators, especially loved by hummingbirds!
- Resistant to deer, rabbits, & other common garden pests.
- Zones 4-9, sun, 36″ tall x 24″ wide at maturity.
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Description
Details
Common name: Hummingbird mint, anise hyssop
Zone: 4 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Height x width: 24-36" x 18-24"
Flower color: Blue and purple
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Summer to fall
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Rabbit resistant, native, low flammability, heat tolerant, dry soils, deer resistant, best for beginners
Uses: Edging, flower gardens, wildlife garden, cut flower, attracts hummingbirds, pollinator garden, wildflower garden, borders
How to Grow
Light: Needs full sun (> 6 hours sun) to thrive.
Water: Enjoys average to low soil moisture, will not tolerate prolonged wet or soggy conditions.
Spacing: 2 to 3 feet apart
Fertilizing: Not required or recommended. Overly fertile soils or conditions result in floppy growth.
Winterizing: No special winter requirements; dry conditions in winter are preferred, and foliage can be left standing.
Maintenance & pruning: Clean up old foliage in late winter or early spring.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
Can’t wait to get this guy in the ground. He looks great!
Love Blue Fortune. All arrived extremely quickly and well packed. Started flowering almost immediately and still going strong. The bees love them! I think I bought at least 12 and all of them are doing growing well - planted in very different areas of the garden but they are so hardy they are all thriving. I've basically re-landscaped my entire yard with native plants from GGP and now I don't buy plants from anywhere else.
I have ordered from other nurseries and some will never get my business again. But you folks impressed the heck out of me with the speed and the quality of these Blue Fortune Agastache. They were already blooming in one month.
Well here I am again for some more. I know it's late in the year and and I'm in zone 4b at 7300 ft, but your plants are doing me proud. You get 6 stars from me and thank you.
Curtis
Great flowers
I received these as tiny root balls earlier this Spring and didn’t think they would amount to anything but planted them and honestly forgot about them. UMMM they have grown almost 4 feet tall, so many flowers and there are sooooo many bees and bumblebees on them every day! I am so happy I bought these. Amazing
Blue fortune arrived in perfect condition and is growing in my garden, it should bloom by end of June . Bumblebees love this plant. If you love pollinators plant this. Next season I will start my perennial search for pollinator loved plants at ButterflyBushes, great prices and fast delivery!
Doing very well. We have horrible clay soil, we amended the soil before planting. So far so good!
Plants arrived in great condition and have doubled in size in just a few weeks.
They arrived well packed and healthy. Let them adjust I the house for a few days before planting. They’re growing quickly and looking very healthy. My 2nd time buying from GGP and I’ve been very happy both times.. Highly recommend them!
Large healthy plants priced reasonably
The plants I ordered were dead upon arrival
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Can you send me another replacement plant. Patty DeBusk 3780 Molaree Dr, Pensacola, Fl 32503
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All flowers arrived healthy and beautiful! Thank you!!
They came in great condition, very well packed. The plants are in the ground and taking off.
Awesome plants
So glad I found you! Plants are doing well! Will need more plants next Spring!
So funny, because I’ve had other hyssops the deer haven’t touched, but I have very adventurous deer, so they ate half of the hummingbird mint. I’m hoping the other half will start thriving soon. They’ve also devoured the Formosa toad lily - I should’ve remembered that deer love purple-brown leaves. Otherwise, your plants are wonderful and off to a good start.
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