Desert Solstice Agastache
Agastache x 'Desert Solstice'
SKU: HC016085
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Overview
The flower spikes of Agastache 'Desert Solstice' (Hummingbird Mint) are remarkable for their fullness, large size, and exotic colorization. The plant is like a semi-dwarf form of our best selling 'Desert Sunrise' but with more flowers. A High Country Gardens introduction.
key features
Botanical Name
Agastache x 'Desert Solstice'
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Advantages
Native, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance, Long Bloom Time, Fragrant, Container Planting
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Mature Height
32-36" tall
Bloom Time
Late summer to fall
SKU
HC016085
Description
32-36" tall x 18" wide. Agastache 'Desert Solstice' (Hummingbird Mint) has remarkable flower spikes, noted for their fullness, large size, and exotic colorization. A mix of orange and pink calyxes (tubular flowers) give the flower spikes a stunning mauve glow in the late afternoon sun. Agastache 'Desert Solstice' is like a semi-dwarf form of our best selling 'Desert Sunrise' but with more flowers. This perennial plant has excellent cold hardiness and a sweet herbal aroma in the leaves and flowers. Grow it best in poor, fast draining soils with plenty of sunlight and not too much water. (Cutting propagated.)
Flat of 9 plants will cover 14 square feet when planted together
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