About
Agastache aurantiaca Fragrant Carpet ('Fragrant Carpet') is a perennial herb that features aromatic green foliage and produces an array of flower spikes in orange, yellow, red, and pink from summer into autumn. This plant attracts bees while being resistant to deer and rabbits.
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
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Gow in any well drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering. Cut to the ground in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate from seed or by division
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews