Agastache or Hummingbird Mint

An excellent pollinator plant, Agastache cana is also known as hyssop or Hummingbird mint. This beautiful plant is native to New Mexico and the western Texas mountains, where it grows approximately 6000’ above sea level. Hummingbird mint is a member of the mint family and grows as a herbaceous woody-based perennial. A spring-to-summer bloomer, hummingbird mint has sweet-smelling rose pink to raspberry-pink flowers on erect saliva-like spikes. An easy plant to grow, this hardy perennial tolerates sun, heat, and drought conditions once it’s established along with poor soil conditions. This beauty grows 1.5-3’ tall and 1-2’ wide. Hummingbird mint works well in rock gardens, containers, border plants, and hummingbird and butterfly gardens. The plant is said to repeal mosquitos and can be rubbed on the skin to keep mosquitoes away. The leaves can also be used either fresh or dried in teas. Pollinators of all kinds love several members of the Agastache family.

 

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