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Desert SunriseĀ® Agastache

Agastache x Desert SunriseĀ®

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ZONES  5-10 | Good to grow! Zone
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Agastache x Desert SunriseĀ® (Hummingbird Mint) is a hybrid native wildflower that blooms for months with tall spikes of orange and pink tubular flowers. The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds. The plant has aromatic, mint-scented foliage and flowers.
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Imagine a clear sky with a line of low clouds on the horizon, tinted shades of orange, pink and lavender by the rising sun and you have the color of 'Desert Sunrise' flowers. A hybrid I discovered in my garden a few years back, 'Desert SunriseĀ®' is a cross between the two best southwestern species of the genus: Agastache rupestris and Agastache cana. This new perennial introduction is a sturdy, vigorous grower that blooms non-stop from mid-summer through fall. The flower spikes are quite large and both the foliage and flowers are delightfully fragrant. Agastache 'Desert SunriseĀ®' is xeric like Agastache rupestris, but like Agastache cana adapts well to regular garden conditions with better soils and more plentiful water. Best of all, 'Desert SunriseĀ®' is a rich nectar source that is very popular with hummingbirds! Not recommended for Fall planting in zones 5-6. (cutting propagated)

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.Ā  The ā€˜Plant Informationā€™ 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 yourĀ 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 ourĀ shipping informationĀ page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (801) 769-0300 orĀ contact usĀ by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Xeric

Bloom Time

Late summer to mid fall

Advantages

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Native
  • Mass Plantings
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Naturalizes
  • Cut Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

40-48" tall

Mature Spread

24" wide

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Waterwise

Planting Time

  • Fall

Special Groups

  • High Country Gardens Exclusive
  • High Country Gardens Introduction

Growing Zones

  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

Neonicotinoid Free

Yes

Can Send To PO Box

No

Ships to Hawaii & Alaska

No

Overall rating: 4.681818 / 5 from 22 reviews.

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It has only been a

"It has only been a couple of weeks since the plant arrived and was planted into the ground here in the desert. It seems to be thriving at this point. It has even grown an inch since I planted it into the ground. Thank you High Country Gardens for providing me with the right plants for here in Palm Springs, CA (desert)!"

— Dennis H. (5/5)

Wimpy plants

"The root structure was full, but the plant had been in the container for a long time so the roots were really tangled. The plants were wimpy."

— Bea (3/5)

Much younger plant than I anticipated

"If it was in the description I missed it, regarding the size of the plant. I knew it would be on the small side just didn't expect a seedling for the price."

— Gary L. (4/5)

Don't even know why I keep trying different cultivars.

"This is probably my favorite Agastache I've tried. Foliage looks like A. rupestris but has A. Cana bubblegum scent, and it performs like A. rupestris being good without much supplemental irrigation, but has A. cana color. Also like how compact it is and loaded with blooms, a lot of the other bigger ones seem to be way more spread out."

— Larry (5/5)

Gorgeous and Dependable

"I have nine plants. Long bloomers. Colors are striking. So thick and luscious. They attract tons of honeybees, hummingbirds and butterflies. I love watering them because they smell so good!"

— Dirt T. (5/5)

Gorgeous—and tough

"I planted these in the hellstrip next to my lavender. Good decision."

— Em (5/5)

Great Quality!

"Love the Agastache variety and I have bought a quite few from HCG. I try to buy low maintenance water wise plants that can take the Texas heat ant these plants have thrived for me and I love that the pollinators love them too. We have many neighbors that have Bees in our Neighborhood. ""Sweepstakes""."

— Deb (5/5)

So impressed!

"I love my 3 agastaches! They grew so big so quickly! Super impressed with the packaging and how healthy these plants were! #sweepstakes"

— Alyssa (5/5)

good plants for hot and dry conditions

"I planted these Agastache in a well draining slope. they have been a little slow to get going, but we have been experiencing days on end of triple digit temperatures with no rain. I have watered them more than normal due to the hot dry conditions, but hope they will establish by next year to grow in more fully. I do enjoy the color and they are still alive after this summer so that is excellent."

— Dallas G. (4/5)

I would buy this product again.

"I love my Agastache, it is very strong and resilient. I also have Agastache Ava. I've planted them among Lavender, the two go well together."

— Maryan L. (5/5)

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