About
Agastache 'Summer Love' PBR is a robust perennial that reaches approximately 90 cm in height. It features fragrant, lanceolate green foliage with serrated margins. From mid-summer to autumn, elongated spikes bear tubular pink blossoms that emerge from red buds.
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, 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
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Columnar upright
- 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, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Thrives in well-drained, fertile soil in full sun; some drought tolerance once established. Excellent drainage is especially important during the winter months
- Pruning
- Remove spent flowering spikes as they fade
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews