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    Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

    Also Known As

    • Blue Fortune Giant Hyssop
    • Blue Fortune Hummingbird Mint

    Plant type

    perennial, herb

    size

    • H: 24"-36"
    • W: 18"-24"

    planting zones

    • 3a-9b

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    Agastache 'Blue Fortune' plant details

    Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial herb with green foliage. In summer lavender 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, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

    Plant type: perennial herb
    Plant family: lamiaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
    Flowers: lavender blooms in summer
    Uses: anise-scented, border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, floriferous, fragrant, long-blooming, rock garden, xeric

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

    USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    'Blue Fortune' is an award-winning plant for good reason: it offers a long season of bloom from midsummer to early fall with lavender blue, bottlebrush-like flowers on strong, upright stems. The foliage smells distinctly like black licorice when crushed and can be used in salads. A hybrid between the North American A. foeniculum and the Asian A. rugosa.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    A vision of perfection, a haze of lavender blue, not a petal out of place, not a marked leaf, never an untidy stem. Award winning 'Blue Fortune' is just a great summer blooming perennial plant. Plant it and butterflies galore will visit- bees too!"

    By: Select Seeds

    Spires of 5" soft violet-blue flowers arrive in continuous succession from mid- summer to frost, engulfing the upright stems. We love 'Blue Fortune' for its robust growth habit easily reaching 5' tall in fertile soil. The anise scent is pleasing in the garden and when planted in multiples the colored blooms are magnets for butterflies and bees. By far, 'Blue Fortune' outperforms other Agastaches including A. foeniculum and A. rugosum.

    By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

    Dark green leaves with burgundy edges in dry situations. The blue flowers are held on a 7" inflorescence and rise to 3'.

    By: Native Sons

    A hybrid selection of Anise Hyssop with a compact 2-3' habit and a profusion of long-lasting blue flower spikes that appear from June to September. For sun and average to dry soils.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Newer hybrid Hyssop that just blooms it's head off. This loves a sunny hot spot in well drained soil with low fertility. Sound like Port Townsend? This makes a bushy plant with many vivid flower candles for the entire summer. Scented foliage is pest resistant to boot.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Gardening facts about Agastache 'Blue Fortune' plant

    How to Grow Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • lavender

    • Wildlife

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

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 18"-36"

    Width: 18"-36"

    • sun
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    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    6a-9b

    Size

    Height: 3'-4'

    Width: 2'-3'

    • sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
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    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    7a-10b

    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 1'-3'

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
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    Agastache rupestris

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    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-10b

    Size

    Height: 16"-24"

    Width: 16"-18"

    • sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Agastache rupestris flower by Mulchmaid
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    Agastache 'Raspberry Summer' PP20371

    aka Raspberry Summer Anise Hyssop, Raspberry Summer Hummingbird mint

    Plant Type

    Perennial, Herb

    Zones

    6a-9b

    Size

    Height: 24"-32"

    Width: 15"-20"

    • sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Agastache 'Raspberry Summer' PP20371 flower by Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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