Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop

Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Plant Height: 3 feet
Flower Height: 4 feet
Spread: 3 feet
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 3a
Other Names: Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint, Hummingbird Mint
Ornamental Features:
Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop features beautiful spikes of lightly-scented
blue flowers rising above the foliage from mid summer to mid fall, which
are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent
for cutting. It's attractive fragrant pointy leaves remain dark green in color
throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' flowers
Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
Landscape Attributes:
Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop is a dense herbaceous perennial with an
upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the
garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser
plants for an effective composition.
This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is
best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the
season. It is a good choice for attracting bees, butterflies and
hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who
tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be
aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special
consideration;
- Self-Seeding
Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop is recommended for the following landscape
applications;
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
- Mass Planting
- Herb Gardens
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' in bloom
Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
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Plant Characteristics:
Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity extending to 4 feet tall with the
flowers, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to be leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 feet from the ground,
and should be underplanted with lower-growing perennials. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal
conditions can be expected to live for approximately 6 years.
This perennial performs well in both full sun and full shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist
growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and
thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil
type, but has a definite preference for alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant
can be propagated by division.
This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
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