About
Agastache aurantiaca 'Apricot Sprite' is typically cultivated as an annual, although it is a tender perennial. This plant features fragrant foliage and produces clusters of tubular, two-lipped flowers in a rich dark orange hue that bloom during late summer and into autumn.
About the genus
Agastache consists of herbaceous perennials featuring straightforward, fragrant foliage and small tubular flowers with two lips, arranged in whorls that create compact spikes during the summer and autumn months. While some species may be somewhat tender, they can also be cultivated as annual bedding plants.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial, Bedding, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Gravel garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Can be used as a gap-filler in herb gardens or in sunny, dry places, for example at the base of walls. Grows best in well-drained alkaline soil but will tolerate poor acid soils. Short-lived
- Pruning
- Remove spent flowering spikes through the season
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or division
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free