'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint

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Description / 'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint
If you love agastache, just wait until you grow this exciting newcomer. 'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint is already amassing awards, and no wonderthe flowers are not only larger than all others, but last longer, too. You can expect 4+ months of glorious bloom from this tall, sturdy, colorful hyssop.
'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint has deep violet-blue blooms held in giant inflorescences on tall, extra-strong spikes. Even the buds are amazingdark dusty purple, they measure 6 inches long and a bit over an inch in diameter, bursting open to reveal flower clusters 6½ inches across.
Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds adore the blooms, which begin in early summer and continue right into fall. You will love them too, though, so you may have to work out a compromise: some for the vase, some for the garden and its winged visitors. (If you've never grown a cutting garden, 'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint may give you reason to start one)
The flowers arise above bright green foliage on plants that clump at the base, then send up tall, thick spikes. Tolerant of heat and humidity, they thrive in many conditions other perennials find less than ideal, and are generally left alone by pests and diseases. So easy, so irresistibly beautiful.
'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint comes to us from the good folks at Terra Nova in Oregon, and we are confident that it's going to be one of the classic varieties. It simply outperforms all its cousins. And as a source of deep blue color (always so hard to find), it just can't be beat. Do add 'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint to your sunny border, meadow, driveway planting, or street island this season.
Product Details
SKU | 36310 |
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Item Form | 1-Quart |
Genus | Agastache |
Species | hybrid |
Variety | 'Blue Boa' |
Plant Patent | PP24,050 |
Product Classification | Perennials |
Habit | Upright |
USDA Zone Low | 6 |
USDA Zone High | 10 |
Sun / Shade | Full Sun |
Bloom Color | Blue, Purple |
Bloom Season Start | Early Summer |
Bloom Season End | Early Fall |
Foliage Color | Medium Green |
Resistance | Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
Special Features | Award Winner, Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Cut-and-Come-Again, Easy Care Plants, Flower, Fragrance, Free Bloomer, Hummingbird Lovers, Long Bloomers, Repeat Bloomer |
Uses | Beds, Border, Cut Flowers, Everlastings, Ornamental, Outdoor |
Zone | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
State Shipping Restrictions | GU, HI, PR, VI |
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Hysopp 0 people found this helpfulThe plant was well packaged. It was blooming when it arrived. It's thriving in my garden.
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Blooming non-stop first season 0 people found this helpfulGrew rapidly to a nice size and has been covered with flowers non-stop. Deer and rabbits have not touched it. Gets watered twice a week. Zone 9b, Northern CA.
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Pollinator magnet 1 people found this helpfulI bought 6 Blue Boa and 6 Pink Posey. Both attract bees but the Blue Boa way more so. I live in Nebraska and probably will have to dig up the Blue Boa for protection from the cold this winter. The Blue Boa Agastachi arrived with some blooms and they all look great since planting, and all have become very healthy plants. I kid you not, the Blue Boa variety are swarming with bumble bees, honey bees and whatever other bees are native to this area. The Pink Posey are healthy but not as pollinator attracting as the Blue Boa has proven to be. Sure hope they both make it through the cold months.
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Bloomed first year. Fragrant. 0 people found this helpfulGreat fragrance: mix of floral, mint & citrus. Loaded with blooms first year.
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Bloomed first year. Fragrant. 1 people found this helpfulGreat fragrance: mix of floral, mint & citrus. Loaded with blooms first year.