Botanical Name: Common Names:
Agastache aurantiaca Sweet Lili Giant Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Rich pink blooms tinted with a touch of apricot. Flowers for a long time, from October to May. Tough, hardy and drought tolerant. Agastache 'Sweet Lili' stands up to the summer heat. The fragrant foliage is green with a handsome bronze blush. It is both compact and well branched. The foliage of Agastache has a lemon-anise fragrance. This is strongest when brushed up against, so if you like it, plant it where it can be enjoyed such as by a pathway. The new leaves can even be brewed to make tea. Looks fantastic in dry beds, cottage gardens, rock gardens and large containers. It is an excellent plant for attracting birds, bees and beneficial insects to your garden.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Powdery Mildew, Rust
Cultural Notes: You should dead head Agastache flowers regularly to encourage more blooms. Tolerant of poor soils, so long as they are well drained, Agastache are ideal for providing long lasting colour as a dry garden plant. Agastache plants prefer a full sun to light shade position. Agastache need water to establish, then only if rainfall is low. However the flowering season will last longer if the plant is kept moist. Cut back to the ground in winter to maintain a healthy bush. Information and images courtesy of Anthony Tesselaar International
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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