General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 40-48 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Agastache rupestris x Agastache cana
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Hybrid Hummingbird Mint
  • Anise Hyssop

'Desert Sunrise' was a featured
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-10-30
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Date: 2010-07-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-25
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-12-30
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-10-03
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Date: 2006-10-03
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-28
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-01-28
In different garden in my yard
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Mar 16, 2013 12:47 AM concerning plant:
    I first started growing Agastache 'Desert Sunrise' in 2005, when I placed my first order from High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, NM. David Salman of HCG introduced it in 2000 and I've been in love with it since.

    With the gorgeous flower colors, the long blooming time, and the fact that it's a rich nectar source for hummingbirds, it should have a place in every garden trying to attract hummers, as well as for gardeners just enjoying the beauty and scent of it.

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