Agastache 'Blaue Sangria'

Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Discovered in The Netherlands
Discovered By - Coen Jansen, nurseryman
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.3m
Width - 60cm
Location - The Cool Garden

Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Aromatic, mid to dark green leaves are triangular to ovate in shape with coarsely toothed to scalloped margins. The foliage smells of liquorice when crushed. Many small, tubular 2-lipped flowers are rich violet-blue with purple calyces. The Blooms are held in dense spikes on upright stems and are produced from mid-summer into mid-autumn. The flowers are very attractive to pollinating insects.


Flower:

Rich violet-blue, tubular 2-lipped flowers have purple calyces. The flowers are held in dense spikes and are produced from July into October.

Flower colour: Purple

Flower shape: Tubular 2-lipped flowers in spikes

Flowering time: July, August, September, October

Foliage:

Aromatic, mid to dark green leaves are triangular to ovate in shape and have Dentate to Crenate margins. The foliage smells of liquorice when crushed. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Triangular to ovate

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.