Agastache Coronado® Red

Scientific Name: Agastache 'Pstessene'

Also Known As

Agastache aurantiaca 'Coronado Red'
Agastache aurantiaca 'Pstessene'
Coronado® Anise-Hyssop
Coronado® Red Agastache
Coronado® Red Hummingbird Mint
Coronado® Red Hyssop

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 15"-18"
W: 12"-15"

planting zones

6a-10b

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Agastache Coronado® Red plant details

Agastache Coronado® Red is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer orange and red flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agastache Coronado® Red

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 12 IN - 15 IN - wide, 15 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: orange and red blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, floriferous, fragrant, fragrant foliage, long-blooming, mint-scented, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agastache Coronado® Red

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

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Agastache Coronado Red is a long-blooming hummingbird mint with brilliant, fiery, orange-red, tubular flowers that will be a magnet for pollinators from all around from early summer until fall. Hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies will all flock to these flowers. The upright, airy spikes are held atop fragrant, textural, grey-green foliage. Best grown in hot, sunny spots with well-drained soils. Cultivar name: 'Pstessene'.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Spikes of red rounded buds open to deep orange, 1" long tubular flowers that darken to deep red and contrast nicely with the gray-green fragrant foliage. Coronado® Red Hummingbird Mint flowers from late spring to fall and attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and larger bees. Provide a full to mostly sunny location with excellent drainage and good air circulation for the best results. Enjoy this Hummingbird Mint as a low maintenance container plant or use it en masse in the garden and landscape. Moderately drought resistant once well-established. Deer and rabbit resistant.

By: Almost Eden

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How to Grow Agastache Coronado® Red

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

Features

Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- red
- orange
Wildlife
- beneficial insects
- bees
- butterflies
- hummingbirds
- deer resistant
- rabbit resistant
Flower Season
- fall
- summer
Foliage Season
- semi-evergreen