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Beginner
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1m
max. spread |
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0.5m
max. height |
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1-2 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Other names: Giant hyssop 'Blue Fortune', Agastache aurantiaca 'Blue Fortune'
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Genus: Agastache
Variety or cultivar: 'Blue Fortune' _ 'Blue Fortune' is an upright, bushy perennial, sometimes grown as an annual, with aromatic leaves and tall spikes of tubular, lavender-blue flowers in late summer into autumn.
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is: Deciduous
Flower: Blue in Summer; Blue in Autumn
Foliage: Green, Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green, Green in Summer; Grey-green, Green in Autumn
Fragrance: Aromatic leaves
Habit: Tall
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Penstemon 'Sour Grape' (Penstemon 'Sour Grape'), Verbena rigida (Slender vervain)
Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (Giant hyssop 'Blue Fortune') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 1m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Gravel, Ground Cover, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in fertile and well-drained soil in full sun. This is a short-lived plant.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) |
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