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Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'

Also Known As

  • Agastache foeniculum 'Aurea'
  • Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
  • Aurea Anise Hyssop
  • Golden Hyssop
  • Golden Jubilee Anise Hyssop

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 20"-36"
  • W: 18"-24"

planting zones

  • 4a-9b

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Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee' plant details

Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial with chartreuse and gold foliage. In fall and summer blue and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular - low water. Does well in average, gritty, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous chartreuse and gold
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 20 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: blue and purple blooms in fall and summer
Uses: cutting garden, mint-scented, serrated leaves

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Striking golden! (commemorating the 50 year reign of Queen Elizabeth) mint-scented foliage of this All-American Selection is topped, in mid-late summer, by dense spikes of lavender blue; to 20". S/M-D/GDr
As if an Agastache needed more going for it in addition to the long summer bloom period, the beautiful spires of blue-purple flowers, the licorice-mint scent of the foliage, and the bounty of pollen and nectar it provides to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds but here we are with 'Golden Jubilee' which also has big, lush, gorgeous golden foliage. You can't beat this hyssop for a dramatic display in the summer garden.
Not quite as vigorous as the species the chartreuse coloured leaves of this variety make it all the more valuable as a foliage plant. Try a few in a bed of Delphinium 'Blue Butterfly' and Nepeta subsessilis for cool effect, add a backdrop of Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' (Golden hop) and Ipomoea 'Scarlett O'Hara' for a little more oomph.

By: Zephs

Golden Hyssop. The gold refers not only to the foliage but to just about every hort award out there. Though this has an inflated ego, it does walk the talk. Bright chartreuse leaves and fuzzy bottlebrush bluish lavender flowers midsummer to fall. Drought tolerant, poor soil, deer resistant.
This hyssop is creating a big buzz in the garden world, primarily for its rich yellow to chartreuse foliage. A compact grower to only 20” tall x 15” wide, it bears, in Summer, 4” purple spikes much loved by hummers, butterflies & bees. The foliage is nicely serrated & heavily mint-scented. ‘Golden Jubilee’ loves heat & makes nice cut flowers.

Gardening facts about Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee' plant

How to Grow Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - dappled shade
  • Water Needs

    • regular - low
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich
    • gritty
  • Special Situation

    • heat tolerant
    • humidity tolerant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • gold
    • chartreuse
  • Flower Color

    • blue
    • purple
  • Wildlife

    • beneficial insects
    • bees
    • butterflies
    • hummingbirds
    • deer resistant
    • rabbit resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
    • fall
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
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