| Description | Agastache Blue Boa is improved over similar varieties of Agastache. Being shorter, more compact and dark colored flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ag-ah-STAK-ee) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 6-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid dry, needs to be well drained |
| Temperature | tolerates heat |
| Flowers | deep violet blue, spike has 8-12 false whorls, fragrant |
| Fruit | 4 black nutlets |
| Leaves | aromatic |
| Stems | square stems, green, will turn brown if they become woody-like |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 24-32" by 18-24" (HS) |
| Propagation | PP 24,050, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Harini Korlipara, Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc., Oregon USA |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the Greek words agan meaning very much and stachys meaning an ear of wheat in reference to the flower spikes" (#144) AKA: Agastache Blue Boa, Hyssop Blue Boa, Anise Hyssop Blue Boa, Hummingbird Mint Blue Boa |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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