Agastache (Hyssop-Anise)
Color Name: Mango Tango
Invite the flavors of the tropics to your garden with Mango Tango Agastache. This hummingbird magnet creates a fiesta of color with its vibrant spikes of peach and mango-orange flowers from summer into fall. It is useful for adding a spot of color to the garden late in the season when many other plants are finished. Its foliage smells distinctly like black licorice when crushed, thus its common name, Anise Hyssop.
Mango Tango is a tough and tidy perennial that thrives in the sun, requires minimal water, and is both drought and heat tolerant. The sweet, licorice-scented foliage is ignored by deer and rabbits, but irresistible to hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Perfect for borders, containers, and attracting pollinators to your sunniest spots.
Growing Tips: Agastache should be planted in full sun and slightly alkaline soil. The most critical factor is good drainage. This plant will NOT tolerate wet soil, especially in winter. When planting, put a thick layer of gravel in the bottom of the hole and then mix more in with the filler soil. Native to the southwest US and Mexico, it is naturally heat and drought tolerant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
Invite the flavors of the tropics to your garden with Mango Tango Agastache. This hummingbird magnet creates a fiesta of color with its vibrant spikes of peach and mango-orange flowers from summer into fall. It is useful for adding a spot of color to the garden late in the season when many other plants are finished. Its foliage smells distinctly like black licorice when crushed, thus its common name, Anise Hyssop.
Mango Tango is a tough and tidy perennial that thrives in the sun, requires minimal water, and is both drought and heat tolerant. The sweet, licorice-scented foliage is ignored by deer and rabbits, but irresistible to hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Perfect for borders, containers, and attracting pollinators to your sunniest spots.
Growing Tips: Agastache should be planted in full sun and slightly alkaline soil. The most critical factor is good drainage. This plant will NOT tolerate wet soil, especially in winter. When planting, put a thick layer of gravel in the bottom of the hole and then mix more in with the filler soil. Native to the southwest US and Mexico, it is naturally heat and drought tolerant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
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Flower Color: Peach Shades Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 16 to 18 Inches Spread: 14 to 16 Inches Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6 |
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Dry
Moderate
Attributes |
 Dried Flower  Extended Bloomer  Fragrant  Native Border Cut Flower or Foilage Drought Tolerant Easy to Grow Landscapes Mass Planting
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Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance
Deer
