General Culture:

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. Also tolerates drought and poor soils. Somewhat tolerant of summer heat and humidity. This patented cultivar does not produce viable seed.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

SONORAN SUNSET features tubular, sweetly fragrant, purple flowers arranged in whorls on erect, salvia-like, terminal and axillary spikes. Flowers appear over a long June to September bloom period. This is a compact, uniformly-branched, woody-based perennial with an upright habit, typically growing to 16” tall and as wide. Aromatic oval leaves (to 1 1/2” long). Agastache cana is native to New Mexico and western Texas where it is sometimes commonly called mosquito plant because rubbing the aromatic foliage on one’s skin reportedly repels mosquitoes. Leaves may be used fresh or dried to flavor teas. Agastache comes from the Greek words for “much” (agan) and “grain stalk” (stachys) in reference to the flower spikes. Flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. Plant patent #13,673 issued March 25, 2003.