This has been a good producer for me. I planted it in fall 2013, it survived my zone 5 winter, and it bloomed most of the summer 2014. I love this agastache, but I have it in a bad spot, so I never see any hummers, but it smells wonderful!
This is the second year for this plant in my garden. I have it in full sun, but this year our summer was very cool/rainy until recently. The foliage did not do well under these conditions--a lot of brown/mottled spots on the leaves. The bloom was OK, but the color was not as vibrant as I expected.
Will want to wait another year to see how it does under different growing conditions.
I have had 'Golden Jubilee' since I started gardening in 2005. I have heard that for some the leaves lose their golden glow and turn to green. This has never happened for me, but I have seen it in other yards. Perhaps it is due to the amount of sun it gets.
I do absolutely nothing to my 'Golden Jubilee' (no supplemental watering, no fertilizing, no dead heading) other than pull out the millions of seedlings it produces. No matter, they are very easy to pull out. The birds move the seeds all over my yard. Sometimes it is amusing to see where seedlings emerge. Some seasons I let the new plants take hold. Sometimes I clean house, except for my original stand.
I was surprised to see hummingbirds feeding on the blooms. Mostly mine are swarmed with bees of one sort or another.
I purchased three plugs of 'Blue Boa' from a co-op this summer. I potted them up in one-gallon pots to allow them to get somewhat established before I planted them out in the flower beds. All three grew to fill their one-gallon pots in no time at all. This is a striking and compact Agastache, great for the middle of the border. As with many Agastaches, the stems are somewhat brittle so take care when moving the plant so as not to break it. I planted my 'Blue Boa' next to Agastache 'Kudos Gold' and it really makes the color of both pop!
Lemon Fiesta is gorgeous. The color combination of the buds, flowers, and bracts is stunning. Looking forward to Lemon Fiesta making its way to the U.S. It was bred in Australia.
Sunrise Fiesta is a feast for the eyes, just looking at the pics. Agastache lovers would be salivating if they could get their hands on it. Australian bred.
Dwarf Hummingbird Mint (Agastache) 'Kudos™ Ambrosia' is a lovely Agastache cultivar with salmon-pink blossoms. I got it from a local nursery in 2013, captivated by its unique color. Unfortunately, it never did well in my garden, despite being planted in a sunny spot with medium to dry soil. The foliage and blossoms declined shortly after I got it, and the pollinators did not visit it. This past spring, it did not emerge from the winter.
I winter-sowed this plant in winter 2012-2013. Excellent germination. I planted out four plants. They all were about 20 inches tall, lush, and prolific bloomers. Bees love the amazing blue blooms. They produced an overwhelming amount of seeds. I did not want them to reseed because this is a hybrid, but I also thought the birds would benefit from the seeds in winter.
All four plants survived winter 2013-2014, but the plants were disappointing this summer. They got leggy, over 30 inches, and sparse. Definitely not attractive. I was quite disappointed.
I will winter sow them again this winter and possibly treat them as annuals. Final verdict TBD
I purchased three plugs of this Kudos Agastache from a co-op sale. I potted them up in one-gallon pots until I could figure out where I wanted to plant them. They grew in the pots faster than I expected. I transplanted two out into my flower beds. They settled in very nicely, and like all Agastaches, they are drought tolerant once established. I absolutely love it that they stay short. It is so nice to have an Agastache for the front of the bed. The color is so striking that it makes you stop in your tracks. I am interested to see how they overwinter for me. Even though I am in zone 6, I often lose some of my Agastaches every spring due to dampness from snow melt, despite their location in well-draining raised beds.
I also purchased three plugs of Kudos Ambrosia, Kudos Gold, and Kudos Mandarin. I thought there would be a clear favorite color-wise, but I really cannot pick one over another. They are all amazing!
Agastache 'Big Bazooka' is a big plant. Bright pink, like Bazooka gum pink, from which it gets its name. It has bubblegum-scented foliage. Needs a well-draining soil. Beautiful flowers.
Anise Hyssop (Agastache Kudos™) 'Silver Blue' was covered in pollinators at the nursery. In fact, the pollinators selected it for me, as it was the hummingest perennial there! When I took it off the table, one particularly bold bumblebee continued to cling to his favored blossom, and stayed there till I was halfway to the cash register. When I got the plant home, a bumblebee found it and begin sipping nectar as I was carrying it from the car to its planting site. While planting it, my main problem was staying out of the way of eager pollinators buzzing excitedly, waiting to land on it. All of my Agastache are pollinator magnets, and it is one of the reasons I love the plant so much, but Kudos 'Silver Blue' is a truly impressive hit with them. It is definitely a noteworthy addition to my bee and butterfly garden.
'Arcado Pink' is a new hybrid Agastache. It has beautiful flowers. It will bloom the first year if seeds are started early enough. Plant in well-draining soil.
Agastache 'Astello Indigo' is a beautiful and recently introduced hybrid. Drought tolerant when established. Heat and humidity tolerant. Grow in well-drained soil. Can be grown from seed.
A beautiful sight to see when three or more 'Astello Indigo' are planted together.
An impressive Agastache, it won the 2012 Fleuroselect Gold Medal.
Contrary to the information in an earlier comment, this plant keeps its golden foliage and does not usually revert to dark green. Sounds like a fluke. I've had mine for 3 years and it always comes back golden. Dried leaves have a slight licorice flavor. Makes great herbal tea mixtures. Try it with chamomile.
Add a plant
Search by name
Search by type
Plant Combinations