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SONORAN SUNSET® Agastache

Agastache cana 'Sinning' PP#13673

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ZONES  5-9 | Good to grow! Zone
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• Agastache cana ‘Sinning’ SONORAN SUNSET® (Hummingbird Mint) is an improved variety with magnificent lavender-rose flowers blooming earlier and lasting longer than the species
• A pleasing minty sweet aroma brings a calming effect to the garden while naturally repelling mosquitos and other pests
• SONORAN SUNSET® has an impressively long bloom time with vibrant tubular flowers attracting pollinators from June through September
• This compact cultivar grows to a height of 18-24” tall making a perfect addition to container plantings, rock gardens, and perennial borders
• A 2002 Plant Select® selection

SONORAN SUNSET® Agastache

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Description

Agastache cana ‘Sinning’ SONORAN SUNSET® (Hummingbird Mint) is a super hardy, improved variety of A. cana that is popular for its compact growth habit and exceptionally long bloom time. Large wands of vibrant pink flowers on 20 inch tall stalks pack a colorful punch in your garden from summer through fall. Named after its inventor, Duane Sinning, in honor of his contributions to horticulture and plant breeding.

Native to Texas and New Mexico, SONORAN SUNSET® thrives in well-drained, gritty soils and is drought-tolerant once established. This long-lived perennial freezes to the ground in winter but reemerges with vigor each spring. For optimal blooming, plant it in full to partial sun and deadhead regularly to encourage continuous flowering. Wait until spring to prune back old growth.

Agastache is essential to sustaining native pollinator populations. Its high nectar production and long bloom period ensure a reliable food source for pollinators during critical times of the year when other plants might not be flowering. The dense foliage and structure offer shelter and habitat for pollinators which is especially important for bees and other insects that need places to rest and hide from predators.

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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Light Requirements
  • Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
  • Full Sun
Bloom Time
Early spring through fall

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Waterwise
Soil Type
  • Average Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Mature Height
12-18" tall
Mature Spread
12-18" wide
Growing Zones
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
Awards
Plant Select®
Neonicotinoid Free
Yes
Non-GMO
No
Ships As
Potted Plant
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