Indigo Agastache Agastache 'Astello Indigo'
- Description
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An indigo blue agastache with fragrant flowers and leaves.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Agastache
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, birds, and bees.
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- deer, rabbit, drought
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 2 in. - 1 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- 12 inches-3 feet
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Good Dried
- Long Bloom Season
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Indigo blue flowers have a minty fragrance from summer through fall.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves have a rootbeer fragrance.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Rabbits
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' PP #19991
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Monarda didyma
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Stokesia laevis 'Bluestone'
