Agastache rupestris
Agastache rupestris has narrow, grey-green, root beer-scented foliage and apricot-orange tubular flowers in summer.
Agastache rupestris or sunset hyssop has great foliage which is narrow and grey-green creating a textured, bushy mass from which arise the pale apricot-orange tubular flowers held by purple-pink calyces. The fragrant foliage also smells a little bit like root-beer! Beloved by hummingbirds. Plant in hot, sunny, dry locations especially with good winter drainage.
Common Name: Sunset Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Orange
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Cool, dry, rocky foothills and mountain slopes, often in nutrient-poor granitic soils, from 5000-7000 feet elevation in New Mexico, Arizona, and Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Geographical Origin: North America
