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Monique
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January 27, 2025
Thank you for the helpful information. Regarding the Agastache cana, I wrote what I saw on the Chihuahuan Garden website from the University of Texas at El Paso. I am taking the liberty of forwarding what I read to you. Please let me know if what your Agastache 'Heather Queen' is the same as the one from the Chihuahuan garden.
[From the Chihuahuan Garden website; photo from the website shown at right]'Heather Queen' is a selection from the Agastache cana species. Like many plants that have been improved upon by breeding, 'Heather Queen' has larger and more vivid flowers than the wild species.
Mosquito Plant (Agastache cana)
a.. Common English Names: Hummingbird Mint, Mosquito Plant, Bubblegum Mint
b.. Common Spanish Names:
c.. Scientific Name: Agastache cana (ah-ga-STA-kee KAY-nuh)
d.. Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
e.. Geographic Range: Western Trans-Pecos of Texas and south-central New Mexico in mountains at elevations from 5,000 to 6,000 feet.
f.. Plant Form: Herbaceous perennial 24" x 24".
g.. Remarks: Rose-pink tubular flowers mid to late summer and into fall attract hummingbirds; leaves are aromatic; adaptable to most well draining soils, cold hardy, heat tolerant with adequate water and partial/afternoon shade, medium water.