Hummingbird Mint (Agastache cana)
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Hummingbird mint (Agastache cana "Sinning" Sonoran Sunset) |
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Butterfly and hummingbird feeding on hummingbird mint (unknown cultivar) |
Plant Family
Mint Family (Lamiaceae)
Other Common Names
Texas hummingbird mint
Bubblegum mint
Hyssop
Double bubblemint
Wild hyssop
Mosquito plant
Mexican hyssop
Licorice mint
Description
Hummingbird mint is a long lived perennial native to the southwestern United States. Hummingbird mint is adapted to USDA Hardiness Zones 5 through 7 but may persist in Zone 4 if planted in warmer microclimates. Many other agastache species can be used as water wise landscape plants.
Hummingbird mint grows to about 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. It had pink to raspberry colored tubular shaped flowers and blooms from mid-summer through fall until frost. It tolerates dry native soils with no additional fertilizer and is deer and rabbit resistant.
Hyssops are a popular choice for the warm and dry regions of the western U.S. Many cultivars are available that will do well in southern states and warmer regions of the mid west.
Attracts
- Hummingbirds
- Butterflies
Additional Resources
Southeast
Missisippi - Agastache can provide garden color, fragrance
Southwest