Re: Agastache
- Subject: Re: Agastache
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 02:02:53 -0400
I have the purple variety of this seeding all over the place. While
not as bad as Cleome, it manages to show up pretty heavily, but is
easy to pull, with the added bonus of the fragrance. I should think
a white flowered form of this would be more attractive than the
purple, which isn't very showy in my book. I've not seen hummers at
it, either. IMO, attracting bees is not a bad thing for flowers...
Mine is growing where it gets some latish sun but is sort of clear of
tree canopy overhead - not as much sun as it would like, but enough.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: BOB CAMPBELL <llebpmac_bob@hotmail.com>
>
> Sorry I wasn't paying much attention when this came up, and this
may have
> been discussed already but I have a white variety of Agastache
foeniculum in
> my garden- hardy to at least zone 4, maybe 3. It does reseed a bit-
usually
> I have a dozen or so plants of it come up from seed, but I wouldn't
call it
> a problem.
> Quite tall-hence the name Giant Hyssop that it often goes by. Not
as pretty
> as some of the tender species like A. cana, but certainly worth the
space. I
> rather prefer the purple flowered versions I've seen but it fits
into my
> white garden quite nicely. Very popular with bees during the
day-have not
> seen a humming bird around it. At night it's worth taking a look at
by
> flashlight while it is in bloom because it attracts the big
hummingbird
> moths.
>
> Bob Campbell
>
>
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