RE: two plants
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: two plants
- From: S* S*
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 09:13:13 -0700
Agastache foeniculum (blue) blooms a very long time, too, 4-6 weeks and is
an awesome pairing with 'Hyperion' daylily -- which is scented at night
(yellow),
> -----Original Message-----
> From: margaret lauterbach [m*@micron.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 7:51 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: two plants
>
>
> >
> >Perhaps someone will write on agastache, a western US plant
> that can handle
> >some drought and is a middle to late summer bloomer. This
> plant is a mint
> >relative and has minty scented foliage. I am just learning
> about these
> >having found them by accident, unnamed in a local nursery.
> This is longest
> >blooming plant in my garden. I am not certain of hardiness.
> My plant spent
> >the winter in a cold frame and is healthy this year along
> with some new ones
> >purchased this spring.
> >
> >Claire Peplowski
> >E Nassau, NY z4
> >
> I've grown two different Agastaches: a yellow-flowering and the
> purple/foeniculum. The yellow-flowering is not much, unless
> you're just
> growing it for the foliage. Are the blossoms yellow or is that just a
> mirage? Very faintly tinged with yellow. But the purple Agastache
> foeniculum or anise hyssop is a fine plant. It is
> self-seeding, but rather
> modestly. When it blossoms, every beneficial insect for miles
> around comes
> to sip, along with the hummingbirds and unfortunately cabbage moths. I
> treasure it, though, as a food source for beneficials. It is
> tolerant of
> infrequent watering. Margaret L
>
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