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Of all the Hummingbird Mint varieties High Country Gardens has released (and they are our specialty!), we believe Ava Agastache is our finest introduction. This stately hybrid between Agastache cana and Agastache barberi will be the centerpiece of any planting with its huge spikes of deep rose-pink flowers, raspberry-red calyxes, and sweetly scented foliage. Flowering begins in mid-summer and continues for months, the spikes elongate up to a foot or more in length and intensifying in color with each passing week.
"Unlike any other Agastache I've grown, Ava's calyxes retain their intense coloration keeping the plant beautiful until hard frost," said chief horticulturist David Salman.
This plant takes two to three growing seasons to reach mature size and will live for many years when happy. Plant in enriched, well-drained garden soil. Fertilize annually in mid-fall and leave the stems standing through winter. Cut back entire plant back to 3” in mid-spring (not in the fall) (cutting propagated). 2005 Plant of the Year.
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Overall rating: 4.82 / 5 from 50 reviews.
Ava Agastache is a standout hybrid plant known for its deep rose-pink flowers and raspberry-red calyxes, which retain their intense color until hard frost. Customers appreciate its fast growth and the whimsical look it adds to gardens. This plant requires enriched, well-drained soil and annual fertilization in mid-fall.
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"Beautiful plant! Prolific bloom towards the end of summer. Big attraction for bees and at least one hummingbird that I saw myself. Only two out of 3 plants came back after the winter though. I read agastache is not a long term perennial and may not come back if it had a wet winter which unfortunately we did in IL. Lovely plants but I may not buy again due to its incompatibility with the wet winters and springs here."
"Planted this in early April. It’s now mid November in Zone 6 and Ava has grown almost 4’ tall and is STILL flowering. IN NOVEMBER. Deer leave it alone. I love this plant so much, it’s the hero of the back border. Give it lots of sun and leave it alone to do its thing. Bees love it too."
"Two out of three did not do well the first year and you replaced them - no questions asked! The new plants are already growing and blooming. Love it."
"Beautiful plant with very showy fragrant agastache flowers from Summer through fall in first season. Very happy with the performance and beauty of this plant."
"Put it in the ground and in a few weeks it was blooming."
"This guy started out slow, but turned into a huge(!) bright purple bush. 3' by 3' at least. Lots of water up front to establish then nice full sun. We're in the Bay Area so a mild-ish climate."
"Long blooming from late Spring to Fall. Most vibrant and full blooms are in Spring and Fall."
"I have purchased from so many online stores to have hard to find live plants shipped to me. Yours are the first that arrived looking healthy and after planting them, stayed healthy. I only have one starting to bloom and cannot wait to see the rest. I have a full butterfly and hummingbird garden. This is a perfect addition. Now that it is doing so well in the containers, I am going to order more for my beds."
"how can a review after so little time be useful? all I can say is: still small, but seems ok."
"Hummingbirds love it, smells great. Appreciates space to spread out."
