General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: 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
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Arizona
Cultivar name: 'Arizona Sandstone'
Common names
  • Agastache
  • Anise Hyssop
Also sold as:
  • Agastache aurantiaca
  • AZ Sandstone

'Arizona Sandstone' was a featured
Plant of the Day for May 21, 2019.
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Location: my garden, UT
Date: 2016-07-16
#Pollination
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-01
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Date: 2020-06-29
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2020-06-29
Location: my garden, UT
Date: 2016-07-16
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-05-05
Newly planted this date.
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-05-05
New in my veggie garden.  Hope the bees help pollinate my tomatoe

Date: 2020-09-22

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Date: 2016-08-24
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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