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Apricot Sprite Agastache

Agastache aurantiaca 'Apricot Sprite'

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ZONES  6-9 | Good to grow! Zone
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• Agastache aurantiaca 'Apricot Sprite' (Hummingbird Mint) provides a sizzling blast of bright orange flowers that bloom for weeks in summer
• Brilliant fragrance attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees while bold spikes of peachy apricot flowers add color and interest to the late season garden
• Native to Mexico, A. aurantiaca can be grown as an annual in colder zones and performs exceptionally well in containers and patio plantings

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Description

Agastache aurantiaca 'Apricot Sprite' (Hummingbird Mint) is a hummingbird favorite with its apricot-orange flowers that bloom profusely during the heat of mid-to-late summer. An outstanding, low-care perennial, this Agastache blooms for several months and does best with occasional deep watering and very little fertilizer once established. Both the flowers and foliage have an intense mint scent. Bred by Jelitto Seed, Europe’s leading perennial seed company. Likes low fertility and well-drained soil. You can grow Apricot Sprite Hyssop as an annual; it makes a wonderful potted plant that will attract hummingbirds. 15-18" tall x 24" wide.

Flat of 9 plants will cover 18 square feet when planted together.

Planting & Care

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.

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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 fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-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 at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Advantages

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Native
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance
  • Fragrant
  • Container Planting
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Mid to late summer

Additional information

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Soil Moisture

  • Waterwise

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Low Fertility Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Mature Height

15-18" tall

Mature Spread

24" wide

Growing Zones

  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9

Ideal Region

  • Western Only
  • Southwest
  • West
  • Pacific Northwest

Native To

North America

Neonicotinoid Free

Yes
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