Hummingbird Mint

A wonderful pollinator plant Agastache cana also known as hyssop or Hummingbird mint. This beautiful plant is a native of the mountains of New Mexico and western Texas where it grows at 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, humming bird mint has sweet smelling rose pink to raspberry pink flowers on erect saliva like flowering 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, as a border plant or in hummingbird and butterfly gardens. The plant is said to repeal mosquitos and can be rubbed on the skin to keep mosquito’s away. The leaves can also be used either fresh or dried in teas. There are several members of the Agastache family that are loved by pollinators of all kinds.

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