Agastache 'Firebird' - red flowers, illustrated plant card

Agastache 'Firebird'

Agastache 'Firebird'

A warm red-coral agastache with aromatic foliage and extended summer-to-fall bloom. Heat and drought tolerant, prized for attracting hummingbirds and pollinators.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Jun–Oct
Hardiness
Zones 6–11
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
2 ft × 1.5 ft
Type
Perennial
Verification

Everything this page states about the plant was checked against named botanical sources, the bloom months and the water need among them, with what the sources could not settle written down.

Growing Agastache 'Firebird'

Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 6–11. Expect it to reach about 2 ft tall and 1.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.

When to plant Agastache 'Firebird'

Plant Agastache 'Firebird' in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 6 to 11 range, spring means February to April and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from June to October.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 8 in February.

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