Hummingbird Attracting Collection For The West

Enjoy watching hummingbirds flit from flower to flower all summer long. This collection is best suited for the dryer growing conditions of the west and full sun. Choice of 5 or 15 plants.

Zones	6 - 9
Advantages	Attract Hummingbirds Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Native
Light Requirements	Full Sun
Water Tolerance	Low-Water
Mature Height	Varies: Firecracker Penstemon: 24-36" tall Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-26" tall Red Rocks Penstemon: 18" tall Orange Carpet®: 4-6" tall Rosita Agastache: 24" tall
Mature Spread	Varies: Firecracker Penstemon: 15" wide Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-28" wide Red Rocks Penstemon: 15" wide Orange Carpet®: 15-18" wide Rosita Agastache: 18" wide
Bloom Time	Late spring through early fall
Shipping Details	No longer available this season. Learn More…
SKU	HC017232

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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Hummingbird Attracting Collection for the west will provide ample nectar to draw hummingbirds to your garden all season. These plants are perfectly suited for western gardens. Two sizes available - 5 plants (1 of each) or 15 plants (3 of each): Firecracker Penstemon Richfield Strain, Orange Carpet® Creeping Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria), Rosita Agastache, Red Rocks Penstemon, and Glowing Embers® Agastache.

Plants are subject to change due to availability. If we make substitutions, we feature plants with similar attributes suitable to the collection design

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Associated SKUs	HC017232 HC017172 (Collection of 5) - Out of stock. HC017173 (Collection of 15) - Out of stock.
Common Name	Hummingbird Attracting Collection For The West
Zones	6, 7, 8, 9
Light Requirements	Full Sun
Flower Color	Pink, Red
Mature Height	Varies: Firecracker Penstemon: 24-36" tall Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-26" tall Red Rocks Penstemon: 18" tall Orange Carpet®: 4-6" tall Rosita Agastache: 24" tall
Mature Spread	Varies: Firecracker Penstemon: 15" wide Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-28" wide Red Rocks Penstemon: 15" wide Orange Carpet®: 15-18" wide Rosita Agastache: 18" wide
Bloom Time	Late spring through early fall
Ships As	Potted Plant
Soil Type	Average Soil, Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture	Waterwise
Advantages	Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Native
Special Groups	High Country Gardens Exclusive, High Country Gardens Introduction
Ideal Region	West, Western Only, Southwest, Pacific Northwest
Planting Time	Spring / Summer, Fall
Ships To Canada	No

Planting Guides

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

Provide a fast draining soil that's naturally low in fertility, Don't plant into clay soils.
Plant in full hot sun.
Just a few handfuls of compost in the planting hole is enough. Don't plant into a rich, highly amended soil..
Fertilize the Agastache just once in fall with Yum Yum Mix and Planters II.
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 Part 1, and Agastache: Super-Stars of the Perennial World Part II.

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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