About
Agastache 'Tangerine Dreams' is an aromatic herbaceous perennial in the mint family, cultivated for its upright spikes of tubular, two-lipped flowers that appear from July to October. It bears stiff, angular stems with toothed, lance-shaped leaves and produces flower spikes at the stem tips. Members of the genus Agastache typically range from 0.5–3 metres tall, so this cultivar contributes clear vertical structure in a mixed border. The flowering period runs from July to October, extending the season into autumn.
About the genus
Agastache is a genus of aromatic flowering herbaceous perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. It contains 22 species, mainly native to North America, one species native to eastern Asia. The common names of the species are a variety of fairly ambiguous and confusing "hyssops" and "mints"; as a whole the genus is known as giant hyssops or hummingbird mints.
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In the garden
Agastache 'Tangerine Dreams' sits in the Lamiaceae and belongs to the genus Agastache, a group of aromatic herbaceous perennials largely native to North America with a single species from eastern Asia. Plants in the genus grow upright on stiff, angular stems, carrying toothed, lance-shaped leaves and terminal spikes of tubular, two-lipped flowers. Flowering for this cultivar occurs from July to October. Treat the plant as a tall herbaceous perennial when placing it in the garden; specimens from the genus commonly range between 0.5 and 3 metres in height, so place them where their spikes will be visible rather than hidden behind lower planting. The upright habit and terminal flower spikes suit the back or middle of a mixed herbaceous border and offer structure that can be combined with shorter perennials and ornamental grasses. Because the blooms appear at the stem tips and persist through late summer into autumn, Agastache 'Tangerine Dreams' is useful where extended seasonal flowering is needed. Expect the terminal spikes to carry the display from July through October, helping to bridge the summer-to-autumn transition in the border.
