Agastache aurantiaca

‘Raspberry Daiquiri’

RASPBERRY DAIQUIRI AGASTACHE

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Raspberry Daiquiri’
RASPBERRY DAIQUIRI AGASTACHE

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Raspberry Daiquiri’ has proved to be a popular hit.

Constant blooming with rich raspberry heads

With a winning combination of rich raspberry blooms; non-stop flowering from late-spring on, all through summer and autumn; and compact, neat growth.

Scented & edible – flowers & foliage

This hardy, evergreen, shrubby perennial, with its intensely coloured flowers, deserves a place in every garden, and in pots as well.
‘Raspberry Daquiri’ is worth featuring for its lovely scented, edible flowers and fruity, raspberry flavoured foliage, as well as for the divine deep colour.
But when you add in a tough, bone-hardy constitution, and water-wise, easy low maintenance, then there is every reason to grow it.

Compact dwarf growth ideal for small gardens & pots

‘Raspberry Dacquiri’ is ideal for pots and small gardens – with its neat, tight growth – delivering excellent value from a small space.
Approx. 25cm. High x 20cm. Wide.

Water-wise & drought resistant

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Raspberry Dacquiri’ is tough, and easily grown in Full Sun to Part Shade.
It is also hardy in frost and forgiving of a wide range of soils; including sandy, rocky and poor soils.
So it ideally suits coastal areas, windy, and hot and dry gardens; as well as pots.
‘Raspberry Dacquiri’ is water-wise and drought resistant, so it is ideal for gardeners with limited water supply as well as limited space.

Quick & easy from seed to flower

If seed is sown early indoors, the plants will flower happily in their first summer from seed.

Quick & easy to grow in the garden

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Raspberry Dacquiri’ is a low maintenance plant, and largely untroubled by any pests and diseases.
The only work required is to cut the whole plant back hard before spring to encourage new growth and a neat shape.
It is a hardy perennial clump, and quick growing for fast garden effect and flowers.

Cooking & cut flowers

Agastache ‘Raspberry Daquiri’ is a special treat for the florists, cooks and productive gardeners amongst us.
The raspberry coloured flower trusses make good cut blooms for a vase indoors, where they last well.
While flowers and foliage are very useful in the kitchen, both being edible.
Use the lemon-mint flavour in cakes, in salads (where the flowers really liven up the visual appeal), in drinks (where the flavour puts a whole new dimension on a G&T or a Daquiri), or to add an edible garnish to a meat dish or stir-fry (‘raspberry Daquiri leaves go really well with chicken and fish).

Native honey-eater birds adore the flower trusses

But for me it is the entertainment provided by our native honey-eating birds that make all Agastache indispensable in my garden.
Our Honeyeaters acrobatically dance amongst the flowers and do fine impersonations of Hummingbirds, while sipping nectar from the flowers,

Months & months of bloom 

As Agastache ‘Raspberry Dacquiri’ blooms continuously for months on end, from late spring to autumn’s close, it is a blessing for all our useful pollinators.
Providing an invaluable and long lasting food source for bees, butterflies, birds and other useful pollinators – so plant some in your veggie plot or orchard.

Rabbits & deer cant abide Agastache

And to top it all off – rabbits and deer cannot abide the aromatic oils in the foliage and flowers of Agastache – so they leave them alone. Bless all Agastache.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY
Suits beginners & gardening with kids

Scatter seeds directly in the garden during spring or autumn / or sow at any time indoors in a punnet.

Sow indoors for quick plants & early flowers: First sow the seeds in a punnet on the surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then pat the seed gently into the surface of the mix. But do not cover because these seeds need light to germinate.

Now thoroughly moisten the mix by standing the punnet in a shallow water bath, and allow the water to percolate up to the mix surface from below. This will ensure the mix is thoroughly moist but not drenched.

Label the punnet with the name and date sown.

Place in a well lit position, but not in any direct sunlight.
Keep punnet moist by misting surface with a water spray bottle.

Temperature of 18-20C approx. is best for rapid germination, but they are not particularly fussy. At optimum temperature seedlings emerge in approx. 14-28 days.
(An electronic heat bed is ideal but not essential, any warm, well-lit spot will do).

Seed Count: 40 seeds per packet approximately.
(We always aim to exceed the stated count and give a generous serve)

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