With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Kudos™ Yellow Hyssop is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It can be propagated by division however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Removing the spent flowers keeps it blooming longer. Pollinators love its brightly colored blooms The foliage exudes a sweet honey-mint scent and it's resistant to downy mildew and tolerates heat and drought. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for alkaline soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. Agastache Kudosa Yellow Agastache Plants produces large, dense inflorescences of yellow flowers that adorn a wonderfully compact plant. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water.
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This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen! As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 6 years. Kudos™ Yellow Hyssop will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity extending to 27 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 22 inches. Kudos™ Yellow Hyssop is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. It is a good choice for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. Kudos™ Yellow Hyssop is an open herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its attractive fragrant narrow leaves emerge coppery-bronze in spring, turning grayish green in color throughout the season. Kudos™ Yellow Hyssop features airy spikes of lightly-scented yellow tubular flowers with gold throats rising above the foliage from early summer to early fall.
Other Names: Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint, Hummingbird MintĮasy to grow perennial flowers on airy spikes add lovely texture to any garden outstanding yellow color a favorite for native butterflies and hummingbirds aromatic, licorice scented foliage for a fragrant garden