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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
I've had Agastache cana in my garden for years and, for whatever reason, it grows much larger than advertised. It actually grows about seven foot tall by six feet wide and the flower spikes exceed 20 inches. It's amazing and the hummers and monarch butterflies go wild for this plant. I can have 50 monarchs on a plant at any given time. I'll try to include photos, hope it works as I'm new to this site. By the way, my garden is zone#5, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, very near to Lake Ontario.
On May 16, 2007, krdixon from Albuquerque, NM (Zone 7a) wrote:
My favorite plant in my garden. The foliage has a wonderful, attractive smell. The long pink flower spikes appear in late spring and keep blooming until the first frost. Hummingbirds appear to prefer agastaches to all other plants, including penstemons! I prefer A. cana's bushiness to the thinner folliage of A. rupestris.
It's very drought tolerant and does well in my clay soil, but needs a lot of sunlight.
On Jan 16, 2005, LilyLover_UT from Ogden, UT (Zone 5b) wrote:
This lovely agastache is hardy for me in Utah, zone 5. It's one of the best flowers for attracting hummingbirds, and the fragrance is terrific. 'Purple Pygmy' is an excellent selection.
On Oct 12, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
It grows to a height of 24"-36" and a width of 18" making it ideal for mixed borders and herb gardens. It is an attractant of butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, and is said to repel mosquitoes when crushed foliage is rubbed on the skin.
Also known as "Double Bubble Mint". Value for xeriscaping, moderate water requirements, drought tolerant. Needs fairly good drainage, growing well at 7,000 ft. in SW Colorado.
Long lasting blooms, late summer through fall.
Seed collecting in early winter, after seeds have chilled in situ, could stratify. Easy to grow from seed.
On Mar 19, 2002, poppysue from Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a) wrote:
This fragrant agastache is a native to New Mexico and western Texas. The ovate leaves smell like a combination of bubble gum and camphor. Loose spikes of dark pink flowers are produced in late summer to autumn. It prefers full sun and adequate moisture. Plants will bloom the first year from seed allowing northern climates to grow this species as an annual.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Vacaville, California Delta, Colorado Hebron, Kentucky Albuquerque, New Mexico Cincinnati, Ohio Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Albany, Oregon Sultan, Washington
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