Agastache Bolero (Hummingbird Mint)
Agastache ‘Bolero’ (Hummingbird Mint) is a compact and bushy, upright herbaceous perennial forming a low mound of bronzy green foliage and bearing spikes of vivid rose purple plumes from midsummer to fall. Blooming continuously weeks after weeks, they provide a bold visual impact in beds, borders, or containers and hummingbirds feast on them.
Agastache 'Bolero' (Hummingbird Mint) is a compact and bushy, upright herbaceous perennial forming a low mound of bronzy green foliage and bearing spikes of vivid rose purple plumes from midsummer to fall. Blooming continuously weeks after weeks, they provide a bold visual impact in beds, borders, or containers and hummingbirds feast on them. Delicate-looking but fast-growing, this pretty Agastache thrives in dry soils and is right at home in rock gardens too.
- Grows up to 16 in. tall and wide (40 cm). The aromatic leaves exude a minty scent when crushed.
 - Easily grown in full sun, in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. Good drainage is particularly important. Although a drought-tolerant plant, it might need watering in extreme dry weather spells.
 - Provides a bold visual impact in beds and borders, cottage gardens, city gardens, butterfly gardens, or patio containers over a very long season.
 - Ideal to add color to the late-season garden when many other plants are fading.
 - Creates a stunning effect when mixed with other perennials or planted en masse.
 - Attracts streams of hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.
 - Generally disease and pest-free (might occasionally be subject to powdery mildew) and resistant to deer and rabbits.
 - Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional bloom.
 - Propagate by seed or by division in spring.
 
Requirements
| Hardiness | 5 – 10  | 
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 4 – 12  | 
| Climate Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | 
| Plant Type | Perennials | 
| Plant Family | Agastache – Hyssops | 
| Exposure | Full Sun | 
| Season of Interest | Summer (Mid,Late)Fall | 
| Height | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm)  | 
| Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm)  | 
| Spacing | 16″ (40cm) | 
| Water Needs | Average | 
| Maintenance | Low | 
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand | 
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | 
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained | 
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy | 
| Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Rabbit | 
| Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds | 
| Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers | 
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage | 









