'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint (Agastache)

PERENNIAL - Proven Selections®

Fragrant Foliage,
Large Violet Blue Flowers,
Blooms Summer until Fall

$17.99

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Size: PS - Quart Pot PS - Quart Pot

Description

(Hummingbird Mint) 'Blue Boa' is an amazingly showy new Agastache from Terra Nova Nurseries. The beautiful deep-violet spikes are thick, long, and very showy. Agastache perennial plants bloom all summer long in full sun and require moderate-to-dry soil. Consider using 'Blue Boa' as a cut flower with a pleasing anise fragrance. This is a perfect plant for butterfly and hummingbird gardens. Because of its lovely fragrance, 'Blue Boa' is deer resistant.

More Details

Name: Agastache hybrid 'Blue Boa' PP24,050
Common Name: Hummingbird Mint
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Fall, Late Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Blue Shades
Max Height: 1 - 3 Feet
Max Spread: 2 - 2 Feet
Water Requirements: Low Water Needs, Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 10, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Attributes: Cut Flower or Foliage, Deciduous, Dried Flower, Drought Tolerant, Fragrant, Native
Design Use: Border, Container, Massing, Specimen

Gardener Tips

For general how to grow tips for 'Blue Boa' Hummingbird Mint (Agastache) and how to care for your perennials. View Garden Crossings How to care for Perennials page. Interested in growing tips for other plants we sell. Browse our Plant Care Tips.

Reviews

Lovely with lots of blooms. Planted in two areas - morning sun & afternoon sun. Both are doing well, especially since we have had so much rain. Trippled in size. Planted with Veronica and Nepeta.

This will depend on where you live. In most places this will go dormant for the winter, the rain or snow should be enough moisture for it.

It is doing well. I have to protect it from the hottest time of day until it gets acclimated but there are new stems every day. How often should I water it over the winter?

This is a top-notch, long blooming perennial. It doesn't require staking if you tip pinch it in April and May, which will make it bushy and more floriferous. The only drawback I've experienced is that it is not super drought tolerant. But I don't mind giving it a drink a few times a week during the summer months. Very eye-catching, partnered with Veronica 'First Love' and Gypsophila 'Bristol Fairy'.