(Agastache, Hybrid Hyssop, Summer Glow Agastache)

New for 2009, Summer glow agastache is irresistible to hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries, this upright, clump-forming herbaceous perennial produces long dense spikes of large, soft yellow, tubular flowers. Each is nestled in a showy reddish calyx that persists after the petals fall. It begins blooming in the heat of midsummer and will continue up until frost if regularly deadheaded. Like most members of the mint family, it has fragrant foliage, which smells of...

(Hybrid Hyssop)

Another beautiful introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries, the long blooming Summer love agastache provides a great contrast in form and color when combined with the classic black-eyed Susan. Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees find hard to resist this long-blooming hybrid hyssop. A clump-forming herbaceous perennial, it produces narrow, dense spikes of large, bright purple-pink, tubular flowers from summer through frost. Like most members of the mint family, it has fragrant bright green foliage, which...

(Hybrid Hyssop, Tutti-frutti Hyssop)

This vigorous hybrid hyssop is a tall, strongly aromatic, drought tolerant perennial. Throughout the heat of summer it bears loose spikes of rose-pink tubular flowers that contrast nicely with its gray-green foliage. These require minimal deadheading and are attractive to hummingbirds.

Tolerant of poor soils and high heat, this plant requires full sun and limited supplemental water once established. Tutti-frutti hyssop is an excellent perennial for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens....

(Orange Hummingbird Mint)

Orange hyssop is a strongly aromatic, highly drought tolerant, bushy perennial that originates from the southwestern United States and Mexico. This member of the mint family has strongly scented minty leaves that appear on long stems topped with loose spikes of tubular orange to lavender-rose flowers. Colorful and everblooming, they flower all growing season, require little deadheading and are hummingbird magnets. Plant them in sites with average to poor, well drained soil and full sun. Orange hyssop...

(Orange Hummingbird Mint)

A free-blooming selection of an upright herbaceous perennial native to Mexico, 'Shades of Orange' bears its showy tubular flowers from summer into fall. Varying in shade from peach to coppery-red, the flowers occur in open spikes above gray-green, mint-scented foliage.

Plant 'Shades of Orange' in well drained soil and full sun. It is a superior perennial for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Coronado® Orange Hyssop, Orange Hummingbird Mint, Orange Hyssop)

This attractive member of the mint family is a strongly aromatic, drought tolerant perennial that originates from the southwestern United States and Mexico. The cultivar ‘Coronado’ is distinguished by its compact habit and numerous loose spikes tubular orange flowers. These appear all growing season, require little deadheading and are hummingbird magnets.

Orange hummingbird mint prefers sites with full sun and average to poor soil with perfect drainage. This is a fine perennial for sunny mixed...

(Hyssop)

A hummingbird magnet, this tall, upright perennial is native to Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. It is bears tubular rosy-magenta blooms in open spikes from mid-summer through fall. Its leaves have a minty-lemon scent when crushed.

Agastache is suitable for a perennial border, wildflower planting, or herb garden. It should be grown in sun and well-drained soil.

(Mosquito Plant)

A member of the mint family, this upright herbaceous perennial is native to Texas and New Mexico. Its open spikes of purple-rose, tubular flowers appear in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Mosquito Plant, Purple Pygmy Hyssop)

Selected for its relatively compact habit, this seed-grown herbaceous perennial bears spikes of bright purple-rose, tubular flowers in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.

(Mosquito Plant, Sonoran Sunset® Hyssop)

Sonoran Sunset™ is a free-blooming, compact selection of Agastache cana, a herbaceous perennial native to Texas and New Mexico. It bears dense spikes of bright rose-pink, tubular flowers in summer and fall. The leaves have a minty, fruity fragrance.

This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant likes well drained soil and full sun. It is an excellent choice for sunny mixed borders and hummingbird gardens and does well in containers.