Name: Ava Agastache
Brand: High Country Gardens
SKU: HC016083
Rating: 4.73 (101 reviews)

Agastache Ava is famed for its conical deep-pink flowers held by raspberry-red calyxes. Ava's Hummingbird Mint is a hybrid that blooms for many months.

Ava's Hummingbird Mint, Agastache Ava Plant | High Country Gardens

Ava Agastache

This absolute beast of a plant deserves a review. 

The performance of it was actually impressive and my dad who is in charge of taking care of it has definitely put it through some traumatic trials and tribulations. 

First off he planted it incorrectly 

This plant is a beast

I do have a deer problem & the agastache all seem to repel deer. Ava in particular has bloomed so well. I have observed humming birds, bees and butterflies flocking to this beautiful plant.

Critter Magnet

Ok so I have to admit that despite all the rave reviews of this plant I was partial to the Desert Solstice Agastache, BUT.....Im changing my mind! My Desert Solstice took a full year before producing flowers, but this one.....just 6 weeks and already bloo

"#sweepstakes" All the 5 Star reviews are true!

They are fast growers.  They have only been in the ground for about 3-4 months and they are about 2 feet high and blooming.  They are a bit delicate.  The gardener's blowers have broken quite a few stems.  They have recovered quickly, but I have asked the

They are only a few months old but I would buy these again.

I bought five of these for a lower bed in a tiered arrangement. One had yellowing leaves, so I moved it and it seems to be doing better. I left one outside chickenwire protection to see if the deer were going to bother with it. They sampled, but didn't ea

Healthy, sturdy plants.

Plant was puny and didn't look very good.  Tag said it had good roots and would grow fine.  It's still not looking healthy

Hope all three live

would buy again

Bees love them. I wish my 2 plants were growing faster --still a bit spindly after 2 years. I would still recommend but with modest expectations.
#sweepstakes

Not as showy as expected

I couldn't wait to get this last for my cottage garden.  That's why I ordered two. The bees are already on it.

Beautiful color

Plants were nicely bagged and boxed but most of the dirt came off the plants. The plants were slightly taller than the boxes and the excess was broken and folded over. And one of the two I ordered had a different plant growing in the pot, much larger than

They don't look that ok good

I received a plant that had no roots, High Country replaced it for me quickly and courteously. The replacement just isn't growing! It was about 5" tall when I received it and is still that size months after planting. Alive, but definitely not thriving.

Didn't work for me

Healthy happy plant

I have had two Ava Agastachw from HCG for years and they have thrived.  I ordered and planted two more last year.  Neither came up this year.

Disappointing results

Received and planted last fall. Did not come up this spring. I usually have pretty good luck with hyssops in general and agastaches in particular (from other nurseries) in my Denver garden. I'm not sure if the plant quality was poor or if it's because the

Received and planted in fall, did not come up this spring

I have this in a pot on my front porch and it is gorgeous. It is already nearly 3 feet tall and in full bloom. I love it!

Thriving

I transplanted this into a large pot and it has been growing well. I plan on planting it into a raised bed with good drainage.

Growing quickly

Tiny plant and poorly packaged. Pot was cracked and there was dirt everywhere in the shipping box. It was such a disappointment to receive the plant in this condition. I am an experienced gardener, and I think this plant to will grow out ok with good care

Disappointed

Grew this in Zone 4 and loved it! I'm now in Phoenix in Zone 9 and wondering if it would be a smart choice or not. Amended clay soil, could plant in East or West exposure. Could it really withstand 115 temps on and off for a few months?

Growing in Phoenix?

I planted this with lots of pea gravel and a little compost mixed in the hole with my heavy clay and planted on a slope and mulched with pea gravel. This is the third year and it is thriving. It is the end of July and is just beginning to bloom.  It does 

Looks great and seems to be thriving where I planted it. My humming birds will be very happy that I have more humming bird mint in my yard this year.

Looks great

Eccentric

Tall flowers all summer into autumn  hummingbirds love it!

I absolutely love this addition to my front yard!  We live in an area with more rainfall than this agastache variety prefers, so I keep it in a large pot on my porch under the overhang.  We have had this plant from High Country Gardens about 2 years now a

This is a wonderful addition!

I live in Temecula, California (southern) and have several varieties of agastache.  I received Ava last fall and she quickly grew a little bit and even had a few blooms on it throughout the winter.  When spring came I wondered if it was finished flowering

Wowzer!

I like to try new plants, I can be a zone pusher. Technically I am in zone 5a, maybe you could even consider it 4b with other folk's opinions. I planted Ava in a south east corner of my house in my garden area there. In the corner it doesn't always get a 

It survived

This is the 2nd Ava I ordered-  the 1st one did not overwinter here,  but this one is coming back fine and I am expecting it to double in size (it maybe reached 18")and bloom as well as it did last summer which was very pretty!  I would definately like to

Beautiful agastanche

I bought two of these, along with some other agastache and hyssop. One of the two was damaged but customer service was fabulous and sent me a very strong replacement. The other has only been in the ground for less than 3 weeks but it's growing very quickl

Doing great!

I am in the East and have found Agastaches challenging to over-winter.  So I tried Ava's Agastache in a large pot and have had good success with it.  I used regular potting soil mixed with sand for good drainage and I grow this plant on the sunny south-fa

Works well in a large pot

Perfect addition to my garden collection.

David Salman nailed it with this hybrid

This plant is tough.  I potted it up to a larger pot and had it on the patio below the deck.  It got watered but that was it.  I put my plant out in the fall as they do much better surviving.  This one made it through re-modeling the deck above.

One tough plant

I have purchased many agastaches from HCG and this is probably my favorite. With the heavy clay soil and wet winters in middle Tennessee I have found that it is best to plant in large containers which I can move to protected areas for the winter.
In the s

A big hit with the hummers!

This Ava was a replacement plant for one that did not survive the winter previously.  It arrived healthy and by the fall it had reached 2.5 ft, 
A beautiful addition to my collection

Incredible first year growth

Love Ava Hummingbird mint and so do my hummingbird visitors as well as butterflies. The only two cons which are more related to my Northeast location: long spikes can break off at base, and after 3 winters, the plant normally does not come back. It is lig

The hummingbirds love this plant

I out the beautiful plant in an empty corner of what I call my Butterfly garden.  I needed something there, but did not know what.  This plant is perfect.  Not only is it wispy, fragrant and beautiful.  The butterflies and hummers love it. It has tripled 

Beautiful!!

attracts pollinators and is a longlasting addition to lnadscape

beautiful and hardy

Although I have other agastache so, I've wanted Ava for a long time. The plant doubled in size during its first season, and promises to become a showcase in my front garden.

This agastache adds a burst of color to my garden.

This is truly a winner!  The blooms are still there in November and the smell is wonderful even when you cut it down in late winter.  Afabulous plant!

Long lasting beautiful blooms!

Hummingbirds Loved It!

Gorgeous. hardy enough for central Ohio. Great late color and attracts many hummingbirds.

Beautiful Ava

just planted a few weeks ago and already has blooms.  planted in west walkway area with all day sun and so far has made it thru our 100 degree heat (tho I am babying them).

blooming already

The Ava Agastache plant is very hardy but slow to grow. It took approximately three years before our Ava plant started to really take off. It's growing well now and blooms pink flowers.

Slow to grow

One of the best cultivars. More upright habit than other Agastaches I've grown. Strong color, long bloom season. Mine bloomed from May until frost. Added color provided by the colored calyxs after the actual flowers fade. Not as drought tolerant as the sp

one of the best!

I planted the Agastache Ava in a small, native, xeric garden that faces east but is sheltered/shaded slightly on both north and south.  It gets the full morning of direct sun.  We live in the high desert (11" of precip/year) and I have only watered it reg

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