Agastache Cotton Candy
Agastache Cotton Candy
Agastache Cotton Candy
Giant hyssop 'Cotton Candy'
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Description
Agastache 'Cotton Candy' is a recent variety selected in the USA for its abundant flowering and its soft pink colour, which is quite rare in these plants. This honey-bearing perennial plant is aromatic and ornamental, with a compact, dense, and bushy habit. It blooms continuously from mid-summer to autumn. Its small, pale-pink flowers are enclosed in calyxes of a deeper pink on its spikes. This pastel variety easily blends with a multitude of other plants, in a natural bed or on a patio.
Agastache 'Cotton Candy' belongs to the large Lamiaceae family, just like mint, sage, and thyme. This herbaceous perennial is relatively hardy in well-drained soil. It forms a small upright clump, 60cm (24in) tall when in bloom and 45cm (18in) wide. Its square-sectioned stems bear elongated leaves, which are triangular in shape and 8cm (3in) long. They bear serrated edges. The slightly greyish-green leaves grow along the entire length of the angular floral stems. When crushed, they emit a very pleasant minty fragrance. The continuous flowering period extends from July to October. It takes the form of upright, thin and dense inflorescences. Each small tubular flower with 2 pale-pink lips is surrounded by dark pink bracts. This particularly honey-rich and nectar-rich flowering attracts a large number of bees and butterflies.
Agastache 'Cotton Candy' prefers sheltered and sunny borders and beds with a slightly wild appearance. It also does well in pots on a patio. In hot regions, it should be well-watered during the flowering period. In cooler regions, the soil should be particularly healthy and well-drained. It is a carefree perennial where it thrives. It adds substance to beds composed of grasses (stipas, eragrostis, pennisetums), herbaceous salvias, nepetas, viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), phacelia, sainfoin, goldenrod, and asters. It also blends very well with shrubby cinquefoils in white or pink, for example. In the vegetable garden, it can grow alongside thyme, savory, chervil, or basil. The dried flowers keep very well in bouquets. The leaves are traditionally used in cooking as a substitute for mint, or in herbal teas after drying.
The highly fragrant flowers and leaves are edible. They are delicious in salads or in oriental dishes.
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Agastache
Cotton Candy
Lamiaceae
Giant hyssop 'Cotton Candy'
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Agastache 'Cotton Candy' appreciates warmth. It dreads waterlogged soils in winter. In heavy soil, dig a hole 30cm (12in) in all directions, pour in pure sand and plant the stump without adding soil. This plant requires a sunny exposure, sheltered from the strongest frost. During very harsh winters, cover the stumps with straw or dead leaves to form a thick mulch. It prefers fertile, loose, moist but well-drained soil. The plant can withstand periods of temporary drought, which nevertheless harm the flowering.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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