Wednesday, 31 July 2013

The weekly fav!

This weeks weekly favourite is a new to me plant ... agastache 'summer sunset!' How exciting! It dawned on me that I had this old strawberry pot sitting empty in the middle of my favourite section of garden. How could that be!? And while strawberry pots are not always my favourite, I had this thought of wispy agastache 'summer sunset' growing out of the pot and gracing the poky company that dominates the sunny back garden.


I put the agastache in and decided that the agave 'protoamericana' I inherited earlier this summer would make nice company for the season.

But I really love the orange glow against the other plants in the bed. If I decide I really love this combination long term I will just plant the agastache right where the pot sits... or just buy another agastache for this spot.

Here's a better look at the area post agastache planting. The other pot in the right hand corner is not done being planted... It's awaiting some succulent magic.

The details:
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-10
Size: 14" x 24"
Exposure: Full Sun
Features: Drought tolerant, fragrant, attracts hummingbirds
Bloom Time: June, July, August, September
(http://www.terranovanurseries.com/gardeners/agastachesummersunset-p-314.html)


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10 comments:

  1. David C.1 August 2013 at 06:18

    Had no idea you could grow those so well - I'm happy to find they do well 260 miles S, at least in parts of my new area, too. I think yours' look very compelling in the pots and to soften up the spiky side of life...good eye!

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    1. Louis2 August 2013 at 09:47

      They do great here provided good drainage ... thankfully my garden beds are all raised and quite rocky. I agree it softens things up.

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  2. MulchMaid1 August 2013 at 14:32

    I love that color (no surprise!) I think that pretty Agastache would do just fine in the ground, although I like it in the strawberry pot, especially with its spiky little friend for company. I think I need to investigate some of these smaller orange Agastaches: My 'Acapulco Orange' is getting overwhelmingly huge!

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    1. Louis2 August 2013 at 09:46

      I thought of you when I bought them, Jane. It was your agastache and yucca rostrata combo that first got me thinking of planting one.

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  3. outlawgardener1 August 2013 at 19:27

    These are such wonderful plants! Humming birds love the blooms and I adore the fragrance of the plant itself. Yum. Yours looks way cool in that strawberry pot! Love the beginning of this post- Summer Sunset...dawned on me. Fun!

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    1. Louis2 August 2013 at 09:48

      I can't wait to see more hummingbirds. That was part of my thinking. I'm glad you liked the play on words.

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  4. danger garden1 August 2013 at 21:39

    I've yet to embrace the agastache but if I were to do so anything with a name like 'summer sunset' has got to he a pretty damn hot plant!

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    1. Louis2 August 2013 at 09:49

      I understand. I usually stay clear away from flowering plants ... particularly perennials. Most flowers are of the exotic annual varieties. But I just had this vision of warm glowing orange blooms, hummingbirds, contrasts for the pokes, and then the beautiful scent ... I was in love.

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  5. Kris Peterson2 August 2013 at 17:35

    That is a very good use of a strawberry pot! I started experimenting with agastache myself last year. I love the smell of the foliage and many of the varieties come in yummy colors.

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    1. Louis2 August 2013 at 19:38

      All the warm oranges are what did it for me. I loooove orange flowers.

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