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Agastache ‘Black Adder’


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Among the best of the blue Agastache, 'Black Adder' has blue flowers and deep purple blue bracts for a bicolour effect.


Description:
Agastache 'Black Adder' has spikes of tubular, smokey-lilac flowers opening from dark purple buds for a striking bicolour effect. The licorice-scented foliage is edible and good in salads. Excellent planted en masse in the perennial border or in the herb garden. Drought tolerant once established. Blooms from summer until frost. A hybrid between the North American A. foeniculum and the Asian A. rugosa. Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional bloom.


Common Name: Anise Hyssop

Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)

Zone Hardiness: 6-9

Light: Full Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour: Violet

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Dry, Average, Drought Tolerant

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries:

Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat:

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Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

Americas - North America

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