Agastache 'Globetrotter'
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Bred in The Netherlands
Discovered By - Bred by Brian Kabbes, nurseryman
Year of Introduction - 2010
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - up to 90cm
Width - up to 60cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Mid-green to dark green leaves are ovate to triangular in shape with scalloped and toothed margins. The foliage smells of liquorice when crushed. Many purple-blue, tubular 2-lipped flowers have bright magenta calyces. The flowers are held in dense spikes on upright stems and produced in profusion from mid-summer into mid-autumn. The flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
Many small, tubular 2-lipped flowers are purple-blue with magenta calyces. The flowers are held in spikes on upright stems and are produced in abundance from July into October.
Flower colour: Blue, magenta
Flower shape: Tubular 2-lipped flowers held in spikes
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Aromatic, mid to dark green leaves are ovate to triangular in shape with Dentate to create margins. The foliage smells of liquorice when crushed. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to triangular
Propagation:
Cuttings, division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Will not tolerate water logging during the winter months.