General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 15 to 18 inches (38-46cm)
Plant Spread: 15 inches (38cm)
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF

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Trade name information:
Series: Nectar™
Cultivar name: 'Grape Nectar'
Common names
  • Mexican Hyssop
  • Anise Hyssop

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Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2014-08-23
this is just 1 plant
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: Denver Metro, CO
Date: 2012-09-16
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 06-14-2014
So happy it survived our Winter!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 06-14-2014
Couldn't remember the wording of the plant when I made the plant
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Aug 25, 2014 12:33 AM concerning plant:
    Agastache 'Grape Nectar' has beautiful flowers. Good soil drainage is a must for this beauty.

    Grape Nectar is part of the Nectar series of Agastaches.

    Hybridized by Skagit Gardens and introduced in 2012.
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Aug 1, 2013 10:48 AM concerning plant:
    Bought this as an "annual" in fall 2012. Planted it like any other agastache. Came back no problem 2013. Blooming like mad this fall. Not as scented as some other agastaches, though. Very slender agastache compared to A. cana. These seem to get taller than the "Orange Nectar" variety at about 2ft tall and about 8" across.

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