Red Happiness Agastache

Agastache 'Red Happiness' is a cold hardy, red flowered Hummingbird Mint that blooms for many weeks from mid-summer. Outstanding for attracting hummingbirds. Exclusive.
Zones5 - 9
Advantages
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Attract Hummingbirds
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Deer Resistant
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Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
full-sun
Full Sun
Water Tolerance
Low-Water
Mature Height 28-32" tall
Mature Spread15-18" wide
Bloom TimeMid to late summer
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SKUHC017297

USDA Hardiness Planting Zones

To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.

  • If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will survive the winter temperatures in your area.
  • If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).

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Agastache 'Red Happiness' (Hummingbird Mint) has such beautifully colored red flowers, you just have to smile when you see them. Discovered by HCG founder David Salman, it’s a very cold hardy hummingbird mint that’s long blooming with nectar-rich flowers that are a favorite of the hummingbirds. The plant is deer and rabbit resistant with its strongly mint-scented foliage. If planted in zone 5 or 6 in fall, it should not be cut back. Mulch heavily to protect it from winter cold and wet conditions. 

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Associated SKUsHC017297
HC015276 (Plant - 5" Deep Pot)
HC017284 (Tray of 9)
Common Name
'Red Happiness' Hummingbird Mint
Botanical Name
Agastache x 'Red Happiness'
Zones
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Flower Color
Red
Mature Height
28-32" tall
Mature Spread
15-18" wide
Bloom Time
Mid to late summer
Ships As
Planting Kit
Soil Type
Sandy Soil, Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture
Waterwise
Advantages
Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Special Groups
High Country Gardens Exclusive, High Country Gardens Introduction
Ideal Region
Anywhere In The US
Planting Time
Spring / Summer, Fall
Neonicotinoid Free
Ships To Canada
No
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Tips for growing Agastache

Agastache are sun loving plants with aromatic foliage and flowers. They bloom from mid-summer into early fall and are resistant to rabbits and deer.

Agastache need lean, well-drained soils, prefer gravel mulches, and appreciate deep but infrequent watering after their second growing season

  1. Provide a fast draining soil that's naturally low in fertility, Don't plant into clay soils.
  2. Plant in full hot sun.
  3. Just a few handfuls of compost in the planting hole is enough. Don't plant into a rich, highly amended soil..
  4. Fertilize the Agastache just once in fall with Yum Yum Mix.
  5. New transplants need regular irrigation their first growing season to establish themselves. Watering can be reduced greatly during the second growing season when the plants have matured.

To improve winter-hardiness, and encourage re-seeding, leave the stems intact over the winter. In mid-spring, remove old stems just above the new foliage, about 4 or 5 inches above ground level.

If your conditions don't lend themselves to growing Agastache in your garden, they do well planted in containers.

More in-depth guidance for growing Agastache: Agastache Growing Tips, Agastache: Super-Stars of the Perennial World, and All About Planting Agastache.


View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.
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