Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
'Blue Fortune' Anise Hyssop
Blue Fortune' features tiny, tube-shaped, lavender-blue flowers tightly packed in rounded verticillasters (false whorls) in 4" long interrupted terminal spikes atop stiff square stems typically growing to 3' tall. Flowers bloom freely over a long summer to early fall bloom period and are attractive to butterflies. Ovate-lanceolate leaves (to 4" long) are downy beneath and have a pleasant minty-anise fragrance. Leaves may be used in potpourris or to flavor cold drinks.
Zone:
5 to 9
Height:
2.00 to 3.00 feet
Spread:
1.50 to 2.00 feet
Bloom
Time: July to September
Bloom
Description: Lavender blue
Sun:
Full sun to part shade
Water:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Suggested
Use: Annual, Herb
Flower:
Showy
Leaf:
Fragrant
Attracts:
Butterflies
Tolerate:
Deer