Hummingbird Mint 'Globetrotter' (Agastache pallida x rugosa)

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Botanical name: Agastache pallida x rugosa‍ • Bloom season: Summer to fall • Bloom color: Rose-purple • Pollinator value:

Tall, upright with magenta spikes of giant hyssop-like flowers. Dense whorled spikes in rose-purple over aromatic foliage, flowering hard from midsummer into fall on a compact plant. An interspecific hybrid, so it is showier and tighter than the wild species while keeping the tubular flower shape. Globetrotter provides long-season nectar for hummingbirds, bumble bees, and butterflies

photo credit: ashley @sage.and.summit

Botanical name: Agastache pallida x rugosa‍ • Bloom season: Summer to fall • Bloom color: Rose-purple • Pollinator value:

Tall, upright with magenta spikes of giant hyssop-like flowers. Dense whorled spikes in rose-purple over aromatic foliage, flowering hard from midsummer into fall on a compact plant. An interspecific hybrid, so it is showier and tighter than the wild species while keeping the tubular flower shape. Globetrotter provides long-season nectar for hummingbirds, bumble bees, and butterflies

photo credit: ashley @sage.and.summit

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Plant Characteristics

Botanical Name: Agastache

Cultivar: 'Globetrotter'

Common Name: Hummingbird Mint

Native: Cultivar

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Low

Bloom Time: Summer to fall

Bloom Color: Rose-purple

Pollinators: Bees; Butterflies; Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant: Yes

Mature Size: W 15"-18" x H 15"-18"

Soil: Well-drained; lean soil

Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

USDA Zones: 5 to 9

Spread Habit: Clumping

Available As: Live plant

Native Region: Not native to North America

Growing Notes

Full sun, sharp drainage, and no winter wet. Site it on the dry side of the garden. Space about 15 inches apart. It comes into its own in the second year once the root system is established.

  • Water: Medium

  • Sun: Full Sun

  • Soil: Well-drained; lean soil

  • Mature size: W 15"-18" x H 15"-18"

Maintenance

Leave the stems standing over winter and cut back in late spring after new growth shows. Deadhead through the season. Do not mulch heavily over the crown, since that holds moisture exactly where it does damage.