Re: Orange flowers
- Subject: Re: Orange flowers
- From: "Gene Bush" g*@otherside.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 09:07:31 -0400
Hello Claire & others,
I am trying Agastaches for the first time this year. Did a bit of
reading up first, as I have always understood most of the agastaches to be
western in origins and not fond of our cold wet winters. I finally settled
on a recommendation for a seed broker I do business with. A. foeniculum, or
Anise hyssop, is supposed to be a eastern species and hardy to zone 4. I
chose the cultivar "Golden Jubilee" for blue flowers on golden foliage and a
smaller plant overall than many of the species. Just needs plenty of light
and average well drained soil. Bonus is they are all big favorites of
butterflies and bees.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Merri,
>
> If you are zone 5, you might mention how you are doing with the
Agastaches.
> I love those plants, A. cana, A. rupestris, A. aurantiaca hybrids as
Apricot
> Sunrise. These plants bloom forever and are new to the East. We need to
> find how to make them grow well if it rains a lot. Mine grow in gravel
and
> to my amazement live over ,at least most of them. The bloom season, until
> frost, is endless.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
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