Agastache Sunny Sparks Pink Improved
Agastache Sunny Sparks Pink Improved
Agastache Sunny Sparks Pink Improved
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Description
Agastache Sunny Sparks Pink Improved is an improved variety. It is hardy and vigorous, with a bi-colour summer flowering in pink and purple. This perennial has a particularly compact and upright habit, forming a small bush with dark green foliage that is scented with aniseed and mint. From July, it is adorned with slender spikes of small flowers that attract butterflies and bees in large numbers. Choose a position in the sun and plant it in rich, well-drained soil. Provide a little water during summer. Remove faded flower spikes to support its magnificent flowering.
Agastache Sunny Sparks Pink Improved belongs to the Lamiaceae family, related to salvias, catmints, and thymes. This herbaceous perennial forms a large upright clump, with highly branched stems, 50cm (20in) tall and 60cm (24in) wide. It produces dark green triangular leaves, 5cm (2in) long, with toothed edges. They appear along the length of the angular floral stems. These leaves release a pleasant scent of aniseed and menthol when crushed. The flowering occurs continuously from July to October in the form of upright, colourful inflorescences in particularly dense spikes. Each small, tubular, pink flower is surrounded by darker, purple bracts. This nectar-rich flowering is particularly attractive to bees and other pollinators. This variety is hardy down to -15°C (5°F). It will be more perennial in soil that remains dry in winter.
Agastache Sunny Sparks Pink Improved is easy to grow in well-drained soil. It tolerates occasional drought. It is ideal in sunny flower beds with a slightly wild appearance, and in large flower borders. It looks wonderful in pots on a patio, in groups of three identical plants or mixed with blue, violet or red agastaches. Water generously during the flowering period in hot regions. This trouble-free perennial adds substance to flower beds composed of grasses (such as stipas, eragrostis, pennisetums), herbaceous salvias, large daisies, echinaceas, goldenrods, and asters. It also pairs very well with yellow or orange shrubby potentillas, as well as with Geranium 'Azure Rush'. It is highly attractive to bees, making it ideal for planting in orchards and vegetable gardens.
The highly scented flowers and leaves are edible. They are delicious in salads or fish dishes.
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Agastache
Sunny Sparks Pink Improved
Lamiaceae
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Planting and care
Wet winter soils will harm its hardiness and can even kill the plant. In heavy soil, dig a hole 30cm (12in) in all directions, pour in pure coarse sand, and plant the stump without adding any 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 that is not too dry in summer. 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).
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 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.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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