Agastache Acapulco Salmon & Pink
Acapulco® Salmon & Pink Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop)
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Agastache Acapulco Salmon & Pink is a continuous bloomer all summer. This Hummingbird Mint is a wonderful hybrid introduction to be enjoyed for its mint-scented foliage and profusion of bi-colored orange and pink tubular flowers. Use this smaller, nicely compact Hummingbird Mint up toward the front of the perennial border. (cutting propagated).| SKU | HBLOJ51 |
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| Common Name | Acapulco® Salmon & Pink Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop) |
| Botanical Name | Agastache Acapulco® Salmon & Pink |
| Zones | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Flower Color | Pink, Orange |
| Mature Height | 24-30 tall |
| Mature Spread | 15" wide |
| Bloom Time | Early summer to fall |
| Ships As | Potted Plant |
| Native | Yes |
| Planting Time | Spring / Summer, Fall |
| Soil Type | Sandy Soil, Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil |
| Soil Moisture | Drought Resistant / Waterwise |
| Amount of Rain | 10 to 20", 20 to 30", 30 to 40" (with care) |
| Advantages | Deer Resistant, Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Rabbit Resistant, Fragrant Flower / Foliage, Good for Containers, Native, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Great for Mass Plantings |
| Ideal Region | Southwest, West, Pacific Northwest |
| Neonicotinoid-Free | Yes - Learn More |
| Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & 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.
Shipping
Plant Shipping: Buy now and we will ship your order at the ideal planting time for your region. Expected ship week will display on the cart at checkout after you enter your zip code. Spring-Planted Perennial and Bulb orders will ship from Feb 25 through mid-June, warmest zones first.
Most plant and bulb orders arrive within 2-6 days, or less, of leaving our greenhouses in Colorado. This prompt delivery is provided without additional express charges.
Grass Plugs Will ship at planting time in spring, beginning in late February.
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Standard shipping costs are $4.99 and up, depending on the size of the order.
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Comments about High Country Gardens Agastache Acapulco Salmon & Pink:
A few years ago I picked up some Salmon and Pink Agastache at a local big box store. It was beautiful and hummingbirds loved it. It was honestly one of the favorite plants in my garden but I hadn't seen it locally again so I ordered six of them here. The plants I received have done reasonably well in their first year, but are nowhere close to the same shade and intensity as either the big box purchase or the pictures on this site.
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Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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- Attractive
- Fast-growing once established
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- Flimsy
- Small In Size
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Comments about High Country Gardens Agastache Acapulco Salmon & Pink:
Part of a "test bed" of Agastache I planted last spring to see if, and how well, Zone 5 plants would do in a south-facing bed in Minneapolis – colder and wetter than Santa Fe, and at least officially, Zone 4. After a slow start, which I expected, the plant did very well through the summer, blooming profusely and attracting plenty of pollinators. Writing this in late January, it remains to be seen whether the plant will survive the winter, so it's too early for a long-term judgment.
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this was an extreme drought year with very limited opportunities to water. It was a less than impressive plant but this I attribute this to the drought, not to the plant. Let me wait until after this coming summer, provided it survives the winter where this mornings temp was 2 degrees F, with a wind chill factor I seem to have forgotten (or repressed).
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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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