Re: Agastache

In a message dated 6/19/00 7:57:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
deanslgr@juno.com writes:

<< Most plants in cultivation have had medicinal, culinary, or aromatic uses
 over the centuries.  Growing plants for strictly ornamental purposes is a
 relatively recent habit.  Agastache foeniculum and A. rugosa are used as
 teas which relieve respiratory ailments like asthma. >>

Dean,

If you have not tried the plants more newly in commerce (or seed if you are 
clever) do look over the offerings.

The first one that grew here was agastache aurantiaca, still alive and 
thriving.   The pale orange stems have flowers formed in whorls around the 
stem with new blooms coming on for months.

Agastache cana and some of the hybrids reportedly do as well.  Here is a list 
sent to me by a lister who truly appreciates these plants:

Agastache anisata alba
Agastache foeniculum
Agastache mexicana
Agastache nepetoides
Agastache pallidiflora
Agastache rupestris
Agastache scrophulariaefolia
Agastache sp. 'dwarf rose'
Agastache x lavender

I grew A. foeniculum from seed a few years ago.  It seems that it grew to a 
huge size and looked a lot like a superweed.  Maybe I did not give it enough 
time.  The species with low growing foliage produce tallish flower stalks and 
bloom a long time.  They resemble nepeta in the way that they look like a 
haze of color at the garden's edge.

My correspondent, above, mentions zone 5 hardiness so they are all worth a 
try.  Western native plants are an area to explore if you have dry soil or 
can provide dry soil areas.

Claire Peplowski
E. Nassau, NY z4

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