Agastache cana

‘Bolero’

CHOCOLATE BOLERO AGASTACHE

Agastache cana ‘Bolero’
CHOCOLATE BOLERO AGASTACHE

Agastache cana is an asset to the garden in every way.
It wows with wonderful colour contrast of flower and foliage; aromatics and edibles for the kitchen; and long-blooming boon for bees, birds and pollinators.

Constant colour with rich rose heads & chocolate foliage

The winning combination of rose flowers and chocolate coloured foliage, deserves a place in every garden, and to feature in pots as well.

Scented & edible – flowers & foliage

‘Bolero’ is worth featuring too for its lovely scented, edible flowers and mint flavoured foliage, as well as for the divine rich colour.

Bone-hardy tough

But when you add in a tough, bone-hardy constitution, and water-wise, easy low maintenance, then there is every reason to grow it.
Agastache cana ‘Bolero’ is ideal for pots and small gardens – with its upright, neat, tight growth – delivering excellent value from a small space.

Water-wise & drought resistant

Agastache cana ‘Bolero’ is tough, and easily grown in Full Sun to Part Shade.
Plus it is water-wise and drought resistant, so it is ideal for gardeners with limited water supply as well as limited space.

Frost hardy & forgiving

‘Bolero’ 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.

Quick & easy from seed to flower

If seed is sown early indoors, the plants will flower happily in their first summer – so it is very quick and easy from seed to flower.

Quick & easy to grow in the garden

Agastache cana ‘Bolero’ 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, encouraging new growth to form a neat shape for the rest of summer and autumn.
‘Bolero’ is a hardy perennial clump, and quick growing for fast garden effect.
With that gorgeous chocolate foliage contrasting with rose flowers.

Cooking & cut flowers

Agastache cana ‘Bolero’ is a special treat for the florists, cooks and productive gardeners amongst us.
The rose coloured flower trusses and chocolate foliage make a beautiful vase indoors, where they last well.
While flowers and foliage are very useful in the kitchen – both being edible.

Use the minty 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, and 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 & useful pollinators 

As Agastache cana ‘Bolero’ 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 can’t 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, when temperatures are suitable.

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 allowing the water to percolate up to the mix surface from below. This will ensure the mix is thoroughly moist throughout, but not drenched.

Label the punnet with the name and date sown.

Then place the moist, sown punnet in a well lit position (but not in any direct sunlight).
Keep the punnet moist by misting surface with a water spray bottle.
Covering the punnet with a plastic lid will help to maintain consistent moisture.

Temperatures of 18-20C approx. are best for rapid germination.
You can ideally use a temperature controlled heat mat.
But it is not essential as these seeds are not particularly fussy – warm, well-lit spot will do.

Seedlings usually emerge in approx. 14-28 days, at optimum temperatures.

Seed Count: 10 seeds per packet approximately.
(We always aim to exceed the stated count and give a generous serve)

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