Agastache rupestris
Agastache rupestris has narrow, grey-green, root beer-scented foliage on bushy mounds topped by apricot-orange tubular flowers in summer.
Agastache rupestris 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 sepals. The fragrant foliage also smells a little bit like root-beer! Beloved by hummingbirds.
Common Name: Hummingbird Mint
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
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant
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Fragrance: Yes
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Benefits: Hummingbirds Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
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