|
Wed, Jun 27, 07 at 21:43
| In a moment of weakness, I bought some Agastache "Blue Fortune." I loved the way it looked and the fact that butterflies just love it. I didn't know it's not hardy to our zone. I've seen it listed as zone 5 and zone 6. So, has anyone had any luck overwintering this plant? I didn't pay a lot of money for it, thank goodness, but I feel dumb for violating my own rule--if it ain't zone 4 winter hardy, don't even think about planting it. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| Have you planted it yet? I have agastache "Cana" in a large pot that I overwintered in the garage. I don't know how long I'll be able to get away with that, but so far so good! |
|
- Posted by leaveswave (MN z4) (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 07 at 23:16
| It's hard to resist that temptation sometimes. I have the native agastache so of course it's fully hardy. The butterflies and goldfinches just love it, I think it's very attractive and low maintenance, and it re-seeds like crazy. Let me know if you want to trade something for some. |
|
| Grow it in a pot as deeje does, and put it in an insulated box in the garage. Should do fine. Or, for herbaceous materials, just because it says zone 5, doesn't mean it's not hardy. Grow it in lean soil, no extra watering in the fall, with mulch. Wouldn't be surprised if it comes through. |
|
| I just Googled the plant and highcountrygardens.com says it's zone 4 hardy. I'm betting it's marginal so mulch, mulch, mulch. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Minnesota Gardening Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.