Agastache 'Blue Fortune' - P9

Description
The Korean mint 'Blue Fortune' (Agastache rugosa) is an upright, dense perennial that produces blue-violet, lip-shaped flowers arranged in spikes with a pleasant fragrance from July to September. Its egg-shaped, toothed leaves are medium green in colour. In a sunny location with well-drained, sandy soil, it usually grows to a height of around 70 cm and is around 50 cm wide. The Korean mint 'Blue Fortune' is well tolerant of frost.

Bulletpoints
* the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * cut flower * fragrant flowers * very beautiful in containers

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Korean mint 'Blue Fortune' are medium green, ovate, toothed.

Frost hardiness
The Korean mint 'Blue Fortune' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Upright, dense.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Planting: Autumn, depending on variety also in spring.

Planting partner
The Korean mint 'Blue Fortune' sets beautiful accents together with: Common catmint, Boar's rue, Red root sage, St John's wort.

Care
- If the plant is divided every 2-3 years and weak roots and shoots are removed, the reward is better growth and flowering vigour! - If the plant is watered less frequently but thoroughly and penetratingly, the roots are encouraged to penetrate deeper into the soil. This helps the plant to survive periods of drought.

Flower
Agastache rugosa 'Blue Fortune' forms lip-shaped, blue-violet flowers arranged in spikes from July. These exude a pleasant fragrance.

Use
Tubs, group planting, bee pasture, cutting, scented garden, rose garden