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 |
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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 |