Agastache Rosie Posie (Anise Hyssop)

Green blades are striped with a white centre, and purple-green blooms emerge early in the season, and mature into strong wheat-coloured spears that last into winter. Moderate growth rate.

Sport of ‘Karl Foerster‘; more impactful and vigorous than ‘Overdam‘.

Blooms early summer
4-5 ft tall x 2 ft wide
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Deer and rabbit resistant
Attracts butterflies
Drought tolerant
Moderate salt tolerance

(Butterfly™ Series) Magenta purple petals surrounding a maroon centre cone grow tall en masse above full, deep green foliage. As the season progresses the tips of the petals lighten to a soft pink. Rapid growth rate.

Use as cut or dried flowers. Be sure to keep some flowers in the garden over winter, as the blackened seedheads provide cold-season garden interest, as well as food for finches and other winter birds.

Blooms early to late summer
1-1.5 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft spread
HARDY to -30˚F (-34.4˚C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant

A myriad of glistening steel-blue flowers are tightly packed on spiny, pincushion-like blooms and silver blue stems that rise above smooth blue green, deeply toothed, textured leaves with white variegated edges that become pink in colder weather. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms mid-summer
2.5-3 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft spread
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Attracts butterflies
Drought tolerant
Deer and rabbit resistant
Salt tolerant

(Mariachi™ Series) Bright magenta-red flowers with brown and gold centres bloom on upright densely branched stems above a compact mound of deep green foliage. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms mid-summer to early fall
1-1.5 ft tall x 1.5-2 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant

(Sugar Buzz® Series) This perennial features dark buds topped with bright magenta flowers that grow on fragrant dark green foliage. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms mid-summer
2 ft tall x 2 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Tolerant to juglone
Fragrant

Other plants in the Sugar Buzz® Series

This perennial features upright stems bearing indigo blue flowers on dark purple calyxes and small green leaves growing in a compact, mounding habit. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early summer
1-1.5 ft tall x 1.5-2.5 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Fragrant

Masses of rich, golden yellow ray flowers with dark brown centres bloom on bright green, hairy foliage in a compact habit. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early to late summer
2-3 ft tall x 1.5-2 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant

Small, fluffy royal purple flowers with a hint of red in the centre and notched rays surround a spiked centre of feathery disk florets. Rich green blades make a thick mound of foliage. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms late summer
1ft tall x 1-1.5 ft wide
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Deer and rabbit resistant
Attracts butterflies
Drought tolerant