As you are reading this column, Meant to Bee Queen Nectarine and Meant to Bee Royal Raspberry, two new agastache varieties, are approaching their 100th day of bloom at The Garden Guy’s house. Both agastache or hummingbird mint varieties will be making their debut in 2023, and in a summer of miserable heat, my trials of the flower varieties have brought joy and excitement.
The Bee name is deliriously appropriate, as all sorts of bees are there morning till night. No doubt some probably sleep there, too. But that isn’t all you will attract, as butterflies and hummingbirds will also visit, and of course the little lizards who want a happy meal. Just grab your binoculars and have a day of fun watching the Serengeti-like moments.
Those of you who garden in the Southeast and have longed for golden apricot and mauve-colored varieties of agastache seen in the Southwest can officially break out in the happy dance as both Meant to Bee varieties will quench your thirst.
