Meant to Bee^® 'Queen Nectarine' Anise Hyssop Agastache hybrid

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Exposure

Flower Season

Summer

Mature Size

Height: 2'6" - 3'

Spread: 2'8" - 3'

Height: 76cm - 91cm

Spread: 81cm - 91cm

Details

30 - 36 Inches
32 - 36 Inches
32 - 36 Inches
76cm - 91cm
81cm - 91cm
81cm - 91cm

Features

Soft peach flowers are held on mauve calyxes. Calyxes hold their color after the plant stops blooming, extending interest into fall.

Award Winner

Fragrant Flower

Drought Tolerant

Attracts:

Bees

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

Resists:

Deer

Native to North America

Characteristics

Plant Type:
Perennial

Height Category:
Medium

Garden Height:
30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm

Spacing:
32 - 36 Inches 81cm - 91cm

Spread:
32 - 36 Inches 81cm - 91cm

Flower Colors:
Orange

Flower Shade:
Peach

Foliage Colors:
Green

Foliage Shade:
Green

Habit:
Mounded

Container Role:
Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:
Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category:
Easy

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Bloom Time:
Late Summer

Bloom Time:
Early Fall

Hardiness Zones:
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:
Average

Soil Fertility Requirement:
Average Soil

Soil Fertility Requirement:
Fertile Soil

Soil PH Category:
Alkaline Soil

Soil PH Category:
Neutral Soil

Uses:
Border Plant

Uses:
Container

Uses:
Cut Flower

Uses:
Dried Flower

Uses:
Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes:

Heat and drought tolerant. Performs best in full sun with good drainage; add gravel to the soil if necessary.

Meant to Bee^® 'Queen Nectarine' Agastache hybrid USPP 34,896, Can PBRAF
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I had the same issue as Laura from Garden Answer and another reviewer from Ohio. The plant is gorgeous, but I’m in zone 6b in Northern Ohio, and the queen nectarine did not survive the winter. I’m trying the royal raspberry this year, fingers crossed!

Brooke
, Ohio
, United States
, 37 weeks ago

Queen Bee is beautiful and hardy. The bees and butterflies are humming around the plants. My zone 8b garden center has grown these for the first year and have been really popular with customers.

Jayme Finley
, California
, United States
, 38 weeks ago

Despite its attributes, I would not recommend Queen Nectarine to anyone in zone 6 or below. I bought three Queen Nectarines in 2022 for my zone 6a garden. They were beautiful and the bees loved them. However, I was very disappointed they didn’t survive winter. One is completely dead and the other two are nearly dead. I’m actually not alone in my disappointment. Laura from Garden Answer and Erin from The Impatient Gardener also lost their Queen Nectarines over the winter. PW needs to adjust the lower zone tolerance for this plant to zone 7.

Janis Scalone
, Ohio
, United States
, 46 weeks ago