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Agastache 'Tutti-frutti'

Also Known As

Agastache 'Tutti Fruiti'
Agastache 'Tutti Fruity'
Agastache barberi 'Tutti Frutti'
Agastache barberi x mexicana 'Tutti-frutti'
Mexican Anise Hyssop
Tutti Frutti Giant Hummingbird's Mint
Tutti Frutti Pink Anise Hyssop

Plant type

perennial, herb

size

H: 2'-6'
W: 1'-3'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Agastache 'Tutti-frutti' plant details

Agastache 'Tutti-frutti' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial herb with blue and green foliage. In fall, spring and summer pink and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agastache 'Tutti-frutti'

Plant type: perennial herb
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue and green
Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and purple blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, floriferous, fragrant, long-blooming, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agastache 'Tutti-frutti'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Tutti Frutti is a vigorous and free flowering Hummingbird Mint producing spikes of purple calyxes from which purplish-pink to pink tubular flowers emerge from late spring often well into fall. If it gets too wispy give it a trim and it'll quickly recover and return to flowering. Fragrant lemony scented foliage. Attracts Hummingbirds and Butterflies! Plant in mass for the best effect in a moist but well-drained fertile soil.

By: Almost Eden

Flowers described as raspberry purple, lavender-pink or rose-lilac! They are just gorgeous. Blooms for months. HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL. A focal point plant with stiff, purple stems. Fragrant lemon scent w/ hints of other fruits. A hybrid of A. barberi (A. pallida) and A. mexicana. This plant is just a really, really big bloomer!

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Tall spires of raspberry-purple will grace the garden border with this perennial herb. Growing to 2 feet, its strongly aromatic foliage is an added bonus to the adventurous gardener.

By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

Tall, upright stems branch to form a vase-shaped shrub with strongly scented gray-green leaves. Early buds are dusty-pink opening into 2" tubular mauve-pink flowers.

By: Native Sons

Deep lavender, a new ; wonderful color for this group of tremendous border or container performers so enjoyed by butterflies ; human, alike, for their minty leaves ; showy (4-6' in this case) flwr stalks. S/M-D/GDrain

By: Forestfarm

Hardy in zone 6 when grown in sandy poor soil, this selection of Hyssop blooms merrily from mid summer onward. Be sure to keep the soil lean and the plant will be all the sturdier for it. Smells like the gum. 3'.

By: Avant Gardens

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Gardening facts about Agastache 'Tutti-frutti' plant

How to Grow Agastache 'Tutti-frutti'

Sun Exposure
- sun - mostly sun
Water Needs
- regular - occasional
Soil Needs
- average
- lean
- well-drained
- gritty
Special Situation
- heat tolerant

Features

Foliage Color
- green
- blue
Flower Color
- pink
- purple
Wildlife
- bees
- butterflies
- hummingbirds
- deer resistant
- rabbit resistant
Flower Season
- fall
- spring
- summer
Foliage Season
- deciduous