Agastache, was 'seedlings'

I had good luck last year starting several agastache's from seed: Heather
Queen, Carlile Carmen, and I also have some wonderful A. foeniculum "Blue
Fortune' (purchased plants).  This year I am also starting A. rugosa and
several others - we'll see how they work out.  I also had plants last year
of Pink Panther and Fire-something (I don't have it in front of me now.)  I
love Agastache.  I think my favorite of the tender ones is Heather Queen,
but the Blue Fortune, which is hardy, is excellent - abaout 3 ft., needs
string and stakes for me, and has a great scent and the bees go nuts over
it.  I ordered a couple more from High Country nursery this year, also.

By the way, how do you all pronounce it?  I saw, somewhere, "Ah-gast-a-key"
with the accent on the 2nd syllable, so that's what I use.  But the other
day I heard a nursery owner pronounce it "Ag-a-stach".

Holly
East Bangor, PA, Zone 6


-----Original Message-----
From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
To: 'perennials@mallorn.com' <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 3:41 PM
Subject: RE: seedlings


>Which agastache?  I've often considered starting them from seed...
>
>Susan Saxton, zone 6b
>For mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the
>flowers come together to praise the Lord and teach all
>who look upon them to do likewise.
>Celia Thaxter
>
>I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nancy Lowe [n*@hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 8:22 PM
>> To: perennials@mallorn.com
>> Subject: seedlings
>>
>>
>> Okay folks.  I planted my perennial seeds, now what?
>>
>> I planted them in six-packs, and most of them are up.  I've
>> been told that they should go into a "nursery bed" for the
>> first year, but I really don't have a good place to do that.
>> Would it be better to go ahead and put them out in their
>> intended spots, or put them up into bigger pots and hold them
>> until next year?   Should I wait until they are somewhat
>> rootbound in their little pots to mess with them?
>>
>> Germination has been interesting.  Has ranged from nearly
>> 100%  (agastache) to about 5%  (one digitalis variety).  I'm
>> wondering whether some of them just haven't come up yet
>> (supposed to be "slow and erratic") or if I should replant.
>>
>> Today, I saw the first blooms on our Zepherine Drouhin roses.
>>  My dogwood is in bloom, along with bletilla, late daffodils
>> and tulips, wood hyacinths...the iris and hyacinths are about
>> done.  I believe spring is here!!
>>
>> Nancy Lowe
>> Arkansas, zone 7
>>
>>
>>
>>
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