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'Blue Boa' Giant Hyssop Agastache 'Blue Boa'

Phonetic Spelling
ag-ah-STA-kee
Description

'Blue Boa' Giant Hyssop is a hybrid cultivar with deep purple-blue flowers in the mint family. It is a more compact variety, growing only 2.5 feet tall. The fragrant flowers and leaves are loved by a great variety of pollinators. You will love the long season of bloom from early summer to frost of tall spikes of purple-blue flowers.

Good drainage is important to these plants. Use raised beds or containers to provide the necessary drainage. Do not over-fertilize and plant in full sun for best results.

Use near the front of the perennial border and in rock gardens or containers and watch the pollinators flock to the flowers.

More information on Agastache.

See this plant in the following landscape:
Pollinator Garden in Full Sun
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#showy flowers#fragrant flowers#drought tolerant#purple flowers#fragrant leaves#blue flowers#rabbit resistant#deer resistant#long bloom time#border planting#pollinator plant#butterfly friendly#bee friendly#container plant#perennial
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#showy flowers#fragrant flowers#drought tolerant#purple flowers#fragrant leaves#blue flowers#rabbit resistant#deer resistant#long bloom time#border planting#pollinator plant#butterfly friendly#bee friendly#container plant#perennial
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Agastache
    Family:
    Lamiaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Biennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    SW USA
    Wildlife Value:
    Attracts a variety of pollinators
    Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
    Deer and rabbit resistant
    Dimensions:
    Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
    Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Herbaceous Perennial
    Perennial
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Habit/Form:
    Clumping
    Erect
    Growth Rate:
    Medium
    Maintenance:
    Low
    Texture:
    Medium
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil Texture:
    Loam (Silt)
    Sand
    Soil pH:
    Alkaline (>8.0)
    Neutral (6.0-8.0)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Occasionally Dry
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
  • Fruit:
    Display/Harvest Time:
    Fall
    Summer
    Fruit Type:
    Capsule
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Blue
    Purple/Lavender
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Spike
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Fragrant
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Fall
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Tubular
    Flower Size:
    < 1 inch
    Flower Description:
    6-inch terminal spikes of dense lavender-blue flowers
  • Leaves:
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Leaf Value To Gardener:
    Fragrant
    Leaf Type:
    Simple
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Opposite
    Leaf Margin:
    Dentate
    Serrate
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Length:
    1-3 inches
    Leaf Width:
    1-3 inches
    Leaf Description:
    Fragrant medium green leaves with serrated margins. Up to 2.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Cross Section:
    Square
    Stem Description:
    Square green stems
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Theme:
    Drought Tolerant Garden
    Pollinator Garden
    Design Feature:
    Border
    Attracts:
    Pollinators
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Deer
    Drought
    Rabbits