Agastache 'Blue Bayou' is a long-blooming hummingbird mint with blue tubular flowers and aromatic foliage.
Description:
Agastache 'Blue Bayou' is a long-blooming hummingbird mint or anise hyssop offering a beautiful display of fragrant, tubular flowers in various shades of blue from mid summer to fall. The upright, airy spikes are held atop aromatic, textural, green foliage. It has a clumping upright growth habit 16-18 inches tall by 14-18 inches wide. Best grown in hot, sunny spots with well-drained soils. Fantastic in the mixed border, pollinator garden, and as cut or dried flowers. Pollinator magnet. Deer resistant. The flowers and foliage are edible.
Common Name: Hummingbird Mint
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: From dry to hilly habitats.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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