Overview

Introduce a touch of vibrant pink and aromatic charm to your garden with the Agastache Morello live plant. This offering provides one healthy, well-rooted starter plant, ready for transplanting into your garden or a larger pot. Also known as Giant Hyssop or Anise Hyssop, Agastache (pronounced ah-gah-STAH-shee) is a beloved perennial herb celebrated for its striking flower spikes and fragrant foliage. The ‘Morello’ variety boasts beautiful, dense pink to reddish-purple blooms that emerge from summer through fall, creating a continuous show of color and attracting a variety of beneficial pollinators, including hummingbirds and butterflies. This sturdy pink Agastache plant is not only a visual delight but also offers a subtle, sweet, and minty fragrance, making it a wonderful addition to herb gardens, perennial borders, or cottage gardens. Each plug is a young, vigorous starter, ensuring a strong foundation for future growth and bountiful blooms.

Our Agastache Morello live plant is carefully nurtured to ensure it arrives healthy and ready to thrive in your care. These plants are known for their resilience and adaptability, making them an excellent choice for both experienced gardeners and those just starting out. With proper care, this Agastache Morello live plant will quickly establish itself, growing into a mature specimen that provides season-long interest and beauty. Enjoy the ease of planting a robust starter that bypasses the delicate seedling stage, giving you a head start on a flourishing garden.

Key Benefits

The Agastache Morello live plant offers a multitude of benefits, making it an indispensable addition to any garden. Its ease of care and attractive qualities contribute to a vibrant and thriving outdoor space. Discover why this plant is a favorite among gardeners:

• Attracts Pollinators: The nectar-rich flowers of the Agastache Morello live plant are a magnet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, significantly boosting biodiversity in your garden and supporting local ecosystems.
• Extended Bloom Time: Enjoy a long season of color, as ‘Morello’ Agastache typically blooms from early summer all the way through to the first frost, providing continuous visual interest when many other plants have faded.
• Fragrant Foliage and Flowers: Both the leaves and flowers emit a delightful, sweet, and slightly minty aroma, enhancing the sensory experience of your garden and even deterring some pests.
• Drought Tolerant: Once established, this pink Agastache plant is remarkably drought-tolerant, making it an excellent choice for xeriscaping or gardens in regions with water restrictions.
• Low Maintenance: Agastache ‘Morello’ requires minimal fuss, thriving with basic care and resisting most common pests and diseases, perfect for busy gardeners.
• Versatile Landscaping Use: Its upright growth habit and vibrant blooms make it suitable for a variety of garden settings, including perennial borders, rock gardens, container planting, and mass plantings.
• Deer Resistant: The aromatic foliage tends to deter deer, protecting your investment and ensuring your plant remains a beautiful garden feature.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper care is essential for your Agastache Morello live plant to flourish and produce its spectacular pink blooms. Agastache is generally a forgiving plant, but understanding its basic needs will ensure optimal growth. This well-rooted herb plug is designed for easy transplanting and establishment.

Light: Agastache ‘Morello’ thrives in full sun, requiring at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily to achieve its best growth and most abundant flowering. More sun generally translates to stronger plants and more prolific blooms. In regions with intense afternoon sun, some light afternoon shade can be tolerated, but avoid heavily shaded areas which can lead to leggy growth and fewer flowers. Agastache planting guide often emphasizes sunny locations for best results.

Water: Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry slightly between waterings, especially after transplanting. Once established, the Agastache Morello live plant is highly drought-tolerant and prefers drier conditions. Overwatering or consistently soggy soil can lead to root rot, so ensure good drainage. Reduce watering significantly during cooler, dormant periods.

Soil: Prefers well-draining soil. Sandy or loamy soil with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH is ideal. Avoid heavy clay soils that retain too much moisture, as this can be detrimental to the plant’s health. Amending heavy soils with organic matter and grit can improve drainage. Good soil conditions are crucial for a healthy pink Agastache plant.

Temperature & Hardiness: This plant loves warm weather and tolerates heat well. It is hardy in USDA Zones 5–10. In colder zones (5-6), provide protection from frost, especially for young plants. Mulching around the base in late fall can help insulate the roots through winter. In warmer zones, it can be evergreen or semi-evergreen.

Fertilization: Agastache generally does not require heavy fertilization. A light application of a balanced, slow-release granular fertilizer in spring is usually sufficient. Over-fertilizing can lead to excessive foliage growth at the expense of flowers. For optimal growth and blooms, follow specific recommendations in an Agastache planting guide.

Pruning: Deadhead spent flower spikes to encourage continuous blooming throughout the season. In late fall or early spring, cut back old growth to about 6 inches from the ground to promote fresh, vigorous new growth. This also helps maintain a tidy shape for your Agastache Morello live plant.

Size & Details

This offering includes one healthy Agastache Morello live plant, supplied as a well-rooted starter plug. Each plant typically stands between 1 to 3 inches tall upon arrival, showcasing robust root development that ensures a smooth transition to your garden. While photos often depict mature plants for illustrative purposes, please note that your received plant will be a young starter, without flowers at the time of shipping. The ‘Morello’ variety of Agastache is known for its vigorous growth, quickly developing into an upright, bushy perennial. At maturity, this pink Agastache plant can reach a height of 2 to 3 feet and spread about 1 to 2 feet wide, forming an attractive clump.

It is shipped in a protective nursery plug, ensuring the root ball remains intact and hydrated during transit. Expect your plant to establish quickly once planted, with flowering typically beginning in its first full season in the ground. The mature size will depend on growing conditions and climate, but with adequate sunlight and well-draining soil, this well-rooted herb plug will become a prominent feature in your landscape. This Agastache Morello care guide will help you achieve the best results.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Agastache Morello live plant get? A: A: The starter plant you receive will be 1-3 inches tall. Once mature, the Agastache Morello live plant can reach a height of 2 to 3 feet and spread about 1 to 2 feet wide, forming an attractive, upright clump.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This pink Agastache plant is primarily an outdoor perennial. It thrives in full sun and is best suited for garden beds, perennial borders, or large outdoor containers.
• Q: How much sunlight does the Agastache Morello live plant need? A: This plant requires full sun, meaning at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day, to ensure the best growth and most abundant flowering.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, Agastache Morello care is relatively easy. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, making it suitable for gardeners of all experience levels.
• Q: What condition will the well-rooted herb plug arrive in? A: You will receive one healthy, well-rooted herb plug, carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition, ready for transplanting. It will be a young starter, without blooms.
• Q: How long until this Agastache Morello live plant blooms? A: With good care, your Agastache Morello live plant should start blooming in its first full growing season after planting, typically from early summer through fall.
• Q: Will the pink Agastache plant survive winter in my zone? A: This pink Agastache plant is hardy in USDA Zones 5–10. In colder zones (5-6), it may require winter protection, such as mulching, to ensure survival.
• Q: What is the best time for Agastache planting? A: The best time for Agastache planting is typically in spring after the last frost, or in early fall in warmer climates, allowing the plant to establish its root system before extreme temperatures.