Overview

Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is a bushy herbaceous perennial in the genus Agastache, part of the Lamiaceae family, with deciduous foliage. It typically grows around 0.5-1 metres tall and 0.1-0.5 metres wide, reaching full size in around 2-5 years. Agastache 'Blue Fortune' grows best in full sun, and tolerates most soils and any pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. It is a holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit and attractive to pollinators. Suggested uses include cottage and informal garden, gravel garden and mediterranean climate plants.

About

Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is a tall, herbaceous perennial that develops a bushy cluster of fragrant green stems. Throughout the summer and into early autumn, it produces compact spikes adorned with small violet-blue blooms.

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

Best soil and position for Agastache

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

H6

Plant details

Agastache 'Blue Fortune' size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Herbaceous Perennial

Habit

Bushy

Foliage

Deciduous

Height

0.5-1 metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to full height

2-5 years

Suggested uses

Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants

Fragrance

Foliage

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

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. Tends to be short-lived

Pruning

Remove spent flowering spikes through the season

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer for overwintering under cover. This cultivar is sterile

Pest resistance

Generally pest-free

Disease resistance

Generally disease-free

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