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Texas Hummingbird Mint (Agastache cana): Rose-Pink Spikes, Licorice-Mint Foliage, Mosquito Repellent

Agastache cana

Overview

Agastache cana is a 36-inch hyssop with showy rose-pink spikes in late summer/fall and licorice-mint scented foliage. Native to NM and West TX. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Rubbing foliage on skin reportedly repels mosquitoes.

Cultivation

Full sun; tolerates drought and poor soils. Borderline hardy in zone 5. Needs protection and good drainage.

Landscape Uses

Borders, herb gardens, rock gardens, butterfly gardens.

Other: Sunset Hyssop (Agastache rupestris): Western Native with Sunset-Colored Flowers for Dry Gardens; Agastache 'Tutti Frutti' (Agastache 'Tutti Frutti'): Tall, Raspberry-Red Flowers for Hummingbirds and Butterflies; Devil’s Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa): Thorny Stems, Tropical Foliage, and Bird-Attracting Fruit; Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium): Aromatic Silver-Gray Foliage, All Parts Poisonous; Canna 'Phasion' (Tropicanna®): Striped Foliage and Orange Flowers; Elymus arenarius – Blue Lyme Grass, Invasive Spreading Grass; Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens): Native Groundcover with Edible Berries; Othonna capensis (Pickle Plant); Love Plant (Oxalis triangularis); Bloody Dock (Rumex sanguineus): Striking Red-Veined Foliage Plant

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