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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.
Zones6 - 9
Advantages
Attract Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Native
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Annual Rainfall
10 to 20"
20 to 30"
30 to 40"
Mature HeightVaries:
Rosita Agastache: 24" tall
Coconino County Desert Penstemon: 30-36" tall
Red Rocks Penstemon: 18" tall
Cold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia: 18-20" tall
Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-26" tall
Mature SpreadVaries:
Rosita Agastache: 18" wide
Coconino County Desert Penstemon: 18" wide
Red Rocks Penstemon: 15" wide
Cold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia: 18-24" wide
Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-28" wide
Bloom TimeLate spring through early fall
ShippingNow shipping to zones 8-10.
Other zones shipping soon.
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SKUHC017232

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):  Rosita Agastache (Rosita Hummingbird Mint), Penstemon mexicali Red Rocks (Red Rocks Hybrid Beardtongue), Salvia greggii Cold Hardy Pink (Cold Hardy Pink Texas Sage), Glowing Embers® Agastache (Glowing Embers® Licorice Hummingbird Mint) and Penstemon pseudospectabilis (Coconino County Desert Beardtongue). We reserve the right to substitute a plant with similar attributes.  
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Associated SKUsHC017232
HC017172 (Collection of 5)
HC017173 (Collection of 15)
Common Name
Hummingbird Attracting Collection For The West
Zones
6, 7, 8, 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Flower Color
Pink, Red
Mature Height
Varies:
Rosita Agastache: 24" tall
Coconino County Desert Penstemon: 30-36" tall
Red Rocks Penstemon: 18" tall
Cold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia: 18-20" tall
Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-26" tall
Mature Spread
Varies:
Rosita Agastache: 18" wide
Coconino County Desert Penstemon: 18" wide
Red Rocks Penstemon: 15" wide
Cold Hardy Pink Texas Salvia: 18-24" wide
Glowing Embers® Agastache: 24-28" wide
Bloom Time
Late spring through early fall
Ships As
Potted Plant
Soil Type
Average Soil, Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture
Drought Resistant / Waterwise
Amount Of Rain
10 to 20", 20 to 30", 30 to 40"
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
Item Unit Of Measure
Plant
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

  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 and Planters II.
  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 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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Zone 2Shipping begins the week of May 18th, 2020
Zone 3Shipping begins the week of May 18th, 2020
Zone 4Shipping begins the week of May 18th, 2020
Zone 5Shipping begins the week of April 27th, 2020
Zone 6Shipping begins the week of April 20th, 2020
Zone 7Shipping begins the week of March 30th, 2020
Zone 8Now Shipping
Zone 9Now Shipping
Zone 10Now Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and spring-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and spring-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Perennial and spring-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service toll-free at (800) 925-9387 or contact us by email.

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