I am re-running this article because the story continued with this amazing plant. Agastache ‘Blue Blazes’ became a national sensation after it launched in the 2011 Spring catalog. It launched on he cover of our Collectors Edition. It then caught national attention because this Agastache can feed Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Bees. Read original post here. Share on Facebook
I stayed home today to work on plant descriptions for next year’s 2011 spring catalog. As I was taking a late morning stretch, I stepped out back into one of my gardens where I encountered a flurry of pollination taking place on three plants of Agastache ‘Blue Blazes’. This is my second year testing this [...]
Late summer is a time of the year for gardeners here in New Mexico when we are waiting for our life giving “monsoon” rains and the return of the hummingbirds. We get about 60 to 70% of our annual precipitation here in New Mexico in July, August and early September. The rains were late to [...]
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Agastache, Perennial Super Stars It’s no surprise that gardeners across the country are bringing Agastache plants into their gardens. Some of these new hybrids are worthwhile while others appear to not be anything really exciting. Never-the-less, I’m excited that this genus is becoming more widely [...]
Continue reading about Agastache: “Super Stars” of the Perennial World – Part 2
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Agastache, Perennial Super Stars Growing plants of the genus Agastache (A gas’ ta kee or A gas tack’ e), commonly known as hummingbird mint or hyssop, has been an obsession of mine for the last 15 years. They have everything I love in a perennial; [...]
Continue reading about Agastache; “Super Stars” of the Perennial World
In just the past two weeks, the hummingbirds have suddenly made their summer appearance in my gardens. And they will be staing around until moving south in October. At first it was one bird and now there are 3 or 4 hanging out, sipping, fussing, and moving deliberately from flower to flower on their favorite [...]
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