Agastache ‘Blue Blazes’ From High Country Gardens
March 18, 2011 
High Country Gardens has developed a new perennial — agastache ‘Blue Blazes’ — which is four and a half feet tall when mature and guaranteed to bring pollinators of all types into the garden, according to High Country.
In a new video interview posted on the company’s YouTube channel, the nursery’s founder and chief horticulturist, David Salman, discusses the new perennial’s pollinator qualities.
“While the agastaches are very popular with hummingbirds, bees and butterflies, they usually only attract hummingbirds on one hand or bees and butterflies on the other,” he says. “But on ‘Blue Blazes,’ the flowers are big enough for the hummingbirds but small enough for the butterflies and bees, so it really is a complete package in terms of bringing these creatures into the garden.”
‘Blue Blazes’ flowers in mid-summer and is recommended for USDA Zones 5-9. Plants sell for $9.99 each in a 5-inch premium pot, 3 to 6 plants for $9.49 each, or 7 or more for $8.99 each. For more information on ‘Blue Blazes’ or on High Country Gardens, visit the website at www.highcountrygardens.com, or call 1-800-925-9387.
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