Let's Talk Agastache, Sean's Fave Perennial 🐝 🦋 Garden Guru Sean at The Gardener's Center

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Sean, the garden guru at The Gardener's Center in Darien, CT, professes that Agastache is his all-time favorite perennial!
There are loads of reasons to love agastache (also known as Hummingbird Mint and Giant Hyssop), including they are very long bloomers, they are critter and pest resistant, they don’t need supports or stakes to stay upright. And as you’ll see in the video, holy cow do the BEES LOVE THEM!
Sean addresses a few of the more common questions he gets asked about agastache... “Is this a native plant?” and “Am I doing something wrong? My plant only seems to live two or three years.”
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@HoosierDaddy_ 11 месяцев назад

I remember you always talking about agastache being your favorite. It is definitely one of mine too. I have everything from blue fortune to mango tango. Once you get a feel for these, they can be easy plants. On zone 6a, I dig a deep hole, put sand and even pea gravel mixed in there, and that keeps them from soaking in wet clay soil. Also people need to back off the watering. Especially that get it slightly wet every day kind of watering. I hope people can really learn to enjoy these great plants! The pollinators go crazy over them!

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

Most people that aren't successful with Agastache are overwaterers. Good move on your part with the sand/gravel. This can be the difference between life and death with Agastache, especially the red, yellow and orange rupestris types. I'll be talking about them next time.

@kater8730 11 месяцев назад

Love Agastache, but my favourite perennial is Hummelo or Betany. It is so cute and easy to grow and beautiful colour. I keep splitting mine and growing it all over my garden. I can't have enough.

@nurturingnature8641 11 месяцев назад

You nailed it! There are many reasons to love Agastache. I have a few in my gardens and the bees and the hummers really enjoy them. Golden Jubilee has become one of my favorites. The chartreuse foliage helps unify some of my plantings. Blue Fortune is on my wish list. 😊

@beaverrunfarm 6 месяцев назад

I subscribed to your channel some time ago, was just scrolling through my subscriptions and found it again, but could not remember it, I am now binge watching :) , love Sean, great info! I, too, am a huge Agastache fan!

@TheGardenersCenter 6 месяцев назад

Welcome back!

@n.v.b2 9 месяцев назад

I am in zone 7b. Growing Korean Agastashe from seed first year. The taste and flavor of the leaves is unbelievable, reminds of licorice, but better, it's sweet and candy-like. I can see eating it straight and not getting enough of... Will see how it overwinters.

@plantmandb 11 месяцев назад

I too love agastache Rosie Posey, being my current favorite appreciate the information that you bring to the subject and your enthusiasm. Thank you.

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@luisreviews6412 11 месяцев назад

Dallas here, Blue Fortune is an all star. Fast to grow 5 ft tall, blooms non stop and full of bees, moths and butterflies. This plant was unheard of to me and surprised me.

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

Blue Fortune is probably my favorite Agastache. They can get big and beastly which surprises a lot of people. Great plant in the right spot.

@lisawhitehouse9267 6 месяцев назад

Blue Fortune gets tall and flops over. I wondered if it needs to be pinched in the spring to control the height.

@BaughbeSauce 5 месяцев назад

OOH! I KNOW! The reason that many purple flowers are called "blue" TRADITIONALLY is because we had a word for blue long before we had a word for purple. Pretty much any cool color was considered "blue" and warm colors were considered red or yellow. When people began CREATING their own colors (like dyes and paint) they had to start to delineate between the shades and thus purple, green, orange, etc. were introduced into language. Now, many things that are purple are still called "blue" but it often is used in modern floral language to mean "on the cooler side of the spectrum than red." Thanks for the very helpful and informative video! I'm planting my lavender agastache and anise hyssop this year so this was a very concise video!

@TheGardenersCenter 5 месяцев назад

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

@SkipFlem 10 месяцев назад

American Finches love our Agastache, too.

@TienTran-nm6ms 11 месяцев назад

I'm in Zone 6b and have grown Blue Fortune, Blue Boa, Purple Haze, and Black Adder - none of those made it through the winter. (Our winters are wet here.) Only Agastache foeniculum is dependable. I'm trying Agastache scrophulariifolia this year and have a good feeling that it would also do well, being a native species.

@sharabenson 11 месяцев назад

Agastache fragrance is one of my favorites! 🥰

@frazercollins9559 11 месяцев назад

Great video. Also agree Agastache is my favorite perennial

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Can't say enough good things about Agastache.

@lisalikesplants 3 месяца назад

Thanks for making this video, I just made one about it's value in the native garden. I decided it's such a good "pollinator" plant that it's a good addition to my natives.

@TheGardenersCenter 3 месяца назад

You're welcome. It's amazing how many insects are attracted to this plant. Love watching them enjoy Agastache on hot summer days.

@jessicakurth5582 11 месяцев назад

I have agastache in my pollinator garden and it's wonderful! It's robust and rabbit resistant for me. I just bought more and saw your video, great timing!

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

I've never heard of an animal of any kind eating Agastache. That alone makes it a great perennial.

@dustyflats3832 11 месяцев назад

Lol, we are in extreme drought and the deer are eating anything this year. They ate hostas to the ground.

@JWHealing 11 месяцев назад

Love the specific info on the qualities of the korean agastache and other varieties. Here in the PNW we of course have wet fall-winter-spring's so I'll be sure to plant in more sloped areas and see if I can get them to overwinter.

@jordansmith4167 28 дней назад

Thank you.

@TheGardenersCenter 27 дней назад

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@kikks461 11 месяцев назад

I would love to know what your top 5 or ten perennials are -that don’t flop!

@C123abc Месяц назад

I'm in zone 4B (VT) and bought one last year. It was just listed as "blue". It's come up again and growing well. But we did have a relatively mild winter and perhaps some snow cover helped. I did not water it very much last summer.

@TheGardenersCenter Месяц назад

More than likely 'Blue Fortune' that you purchased. It's one of the more reliable varieties as far as cold hardiness. You're lucky to have had some snow cover, we had a mild and rainy winter in CT and many Agastache didn't make it. Thanks for watching!

@MountainsnVallies 19 дней назад

@@TheGardenersCenterI’m in zone 4 as well and wanted to plant in very large pot.. can I leave them for the winter and cover with mulch or do I plant it in the ground early fall? Ty I purchased my first dwarf kudos coral and have been looking for firecracker but can’t find that one here

@johncornell7103 2 месяца назад

I love you brother you are very informative and to the point

@TheGardenersCenter 2 месяца назад

Appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!

@makeupartistrybyliz 2 месяца назад

I planted a bunch of agastache years ago (unsure which variety offhand) and it has performed so well - and at the rate it pops up elsewhere in the garden, I’ll be surprised if I ever have to add more as the parent plants die off.

@TheGardenersCenter 2 месяца назад

You're very lucky! They don't usually self seed very prolifically unless they're in a happy place. Thanks for watching.

@maureenmckenna5220 11 месяцев назад

Have agastache and love it for no staking, bee attraction, and spreading, so I can plant elsewhere. Nothing eats it! Don’t like that here in VA they die back in august. Leaves turn yellow (water)? And the seeds get eaten by finches and they don’t look good. I cut them back for neatness. Overall a great plant.

@jimmiecheek4392 11 месяцев назад

Love my blue fortune in 8a, but after thunderstorms they flop and splay with little recovery. I’ve had to tie them together for stem support.

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

Yep. Thunderstorms can cause a lot of heartbreak in the garden.

@Hayley-sl9lm 8 месяцев назад

I'm trying out Agastache urticifolia which is native out west.. Hoping it survives but it seems to be a more mountainy species so I'm giving it a well drained spot and hoping for the best 🤷

@bridgettcrane9418 11 месяцев назад

True beens.

@angiemc8593 3 месяца назад

agastache is also a favourite in my garden it’s such a wonderful plant. Not sure if it’s available there but agastache sweet lil is my new favourite, it’s a beautiful pink with a little orange too. I’ve had mine for about 3 years now, do they like to be divided?

@MickF04 4 месяца назад

Are the shorter Agastache less desirable? In our area, something like Blue Fortune Agastache will go 4-5' tall. That's twice as tall as we would like, but I've heard the other varieties aren't as attractive to pollinators.

@TheGardenersCenter 4 месяца назад

You'd want to give Agastache 'Purple Haze' a try. This one grows 2 to 3 feet tall and is always swarming with bees and butterflies.

@lpg1298 2 месяца назад

What pollinator perennial flower could I plant with Agastache that would blend nicely while attracting pollinators? Thanks

@TheGardenersCenter 2 месяца назад

Echinacea, aka coneflowers, work nicely with Agastache and there are many color choices. Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, and Pycnanthemum, aka mountain mint are also good choices for attracting pollinators.

@samfinazzo8314 2 месяца назад

Japanese beetles love to eat the flowers

@TheGardenersCenter 2 месяца назад

That they do!

@JWHealing 11 месяцев назад

Ohmigod Thank you! The whole thing about calling purple flowers blue has always messed me up. It makes me doubt my monitor colors. That is just so weird. What's wrong with just calling something purple?

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

You're very welcome! If it says blue...chances are it's purple.

@leannatimmerman9922 Месяц назад

I live south of Atlanta and our climate is humid with lots of rain. Is there a type of agastache that would do well here? Seems like they prefer drier conditions.

@TheGardenersCenter Месяц назад

They are definitely not a fan of excessive moisture and humidity and would probably languish in your climate.

@dragnflei 11 месяцев назад

I’m in the St Louis area and I haven’t given in to trying these because I know they’d hate our winters. Can you suggest a substitute with similar characteristics that is more tolerant of “wonky” winters?

@TheGardenersCenter 11 месяцев назад

I think Agastache 'Blue Fortune' would be well worth trying in the St. Louis area. Start with a single one or two gallon plant and get it in the ground as early as possible in the Spring so that it is able to get well established before your Winter wonkiness.

@MyCornerOnline 10 месяцев назад

I’m in Cape Girardeau and have the Black Adder variety and love it. It’s lasted years.

@doreenrussell2978 2 месяца назад

Is it possible that the seeds from this plant might keep it going further than 3 to 5 years?

@TheGardenersCenter 2 месяца назад

It's possible, but typically not a very prolific self seeder. If it's happy where it's planted this may work. Thanks for watching!

@lorrilynnwilson6229 3 месяца назад

Can they be used to deter groundhogs?

@TheGardenersCenter 3 месяца назад

We wish!!! We would sell boat loads more if they did! Animals don't like the taste of them, so they won't eat them. But unfortunately, they don't have the ability to deter animals.