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'Blue Boa' Hummingbird mint Agastache hybrid

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 2' 91cm 61cm
Height: 2'6" - 3'
Spread: 20" - 2'
Height: 76cm - 91cm
Spread: 51cm - 61cm
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  • Details

    30 - 36 Inches
    20 - 24 Inches
    20 - 24 Inches
    76cm - 91cm
    51cm - 61cm
    51cm - 61cm

    Features

    Beautiful, showy deep-violet spikes are thick and long. Ultra-green foliage.

    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    20 - 24 Inches 51cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    20 - 24 Inches 51cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Violet blue
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Ultra green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Plant in full sun with slightly alkaline soil. The key is GOOD DRAINAGE--this will not tolerate wet, especially in winter. To provide more drainage, put gravel at the bottom of the hole before planting.

    'Blue Boa' Agastache hybrid USPP 24,050
  • 4 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • Wonderful performer ! My first time planting and I'm in love. Color is beautiful and they continued to bloom till the first frost. The scent is a combination of Mint and Floral.

      Denise
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • I was creating a small pollinator garden this year in NJ, but didn’t start until a new patio was installed (July 2020). It fared well, but recently (early September 2020) it took off. It’s tripled in size. The blooms are a great color and it is definitely a favorite of the pollinators, only second to my orange milkweed. While I haven’t seen any hummingbirds, it attracts hummingbird moths, which I never saw before.

      Laura
      , 4 years ago
    • I bought one this spring, and it grew well and has been blooming for a long time, attracting hundreds of insects. I planted it in our wet clay, but on an incline so it has better drainage and it seems to love the spot. Summer came and a bit of drought but it never wilted or turned brown- its as pretty today as it was last month. Very easy care, unfussy plant. Haven't been through a winter with it, thought, but I am sure it'll be fine. Good size, no need to deadhead, very pleased.

      deca
      , Virginia
      , United States
      , 5 years ago
    • I ordered two and Proven Winners sent them late April. I immediately planted both per their instructions (gravel at the bottom, sunny/well-draining soil spot) and the plants grew fast, big and strong, blooming non-stop, still. I did/do deadhead and prune every few weeks and the plant responds with new shoots and flowers. The bees love it, as do the hummingbirds. I planted other 3 other, different agastache hybrids, (and 1 native giant hyssop - which has been thriving) and the blue boa has the most vigor of the five, and is the most preferred by the bees and hummingbirds.

      Marcia
      , Missouri
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
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