Hyssop 'Blue Fortune'
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Hyssop 'Blue Fortune' is a perennial for focal point, mid-border, suited to full sun and loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 90 cm |
| Spread | 50 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 5a-9a, RHS H5 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 90 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 50 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 5a to 9a and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, sandy soil, chalk soil, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Hyssop 'Blue Fortune''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Carthusian pinkto edge in front
- Catmintto edge in front
- Catmint 'Six Hills Giant'to edge in front
- Creeping Thyme 'Coccineus'to edge in front
- Cupid's Dartto edge in front
- French marigoldto edge in front
Garden styles
Cottage garden Mediterranean Wildlife garden
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: