Agastache ‘Sunrise Salmon Pink’ is a captivating perennial cherished for its striking appearance and ease of cultivation. This hyssop variety offers delightful visual appeal with its cheerful salmon-pink blooms and upright growth habit throughout the growing season.
Key Characteristics
This Agastache cultivar typically grows 18-24 inches tall, with flowers extending slightly higher, and spreads 16-18 inches, forming a dense, upright mound. Its most notable feature is the profusion of lightly-scented, tubular flowers in a unique salmon-pink hue, often with subtle orange or pink overtones. These blooms emerge from mid-spring and continue through mid-fall, providing a long-lasting display of color. The plant’s narrow green leaves are also fragrant, emitting a pleasant minty or licorice-like aroma when brushed. Agastache ‘Sunrise Salmon Pink’ attracts various pollinators, including hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, drawn to its nectar-rich flowers.
Planting and Care Guide
Agastache ‘Sunrise Salmon Pink’ thrives in full sun, requiring at least six hours of direct sunlight daily for abundant flowering. While it can tolerate some partial shade, full sun exposure promotes the best bloom production. Proper soil drainage is important for this plant’s success, as it is susceptible to root rot in consistently wet conditions.
The plant prefers dry to average moisture levels and adapts well to various soil conditions, including average to poor soil, as long as it is well-draining. Heavy clay soils should be amended with organic matter or avoided entirely to ensure adequate drainage. Once established, Agastache ‘Sunrise Salmon Pink’ is drought-tolerant, making it a suitable choice for water-wise landscapes.
During its first growing season, new transplants require regular watering to establish a strong root system. After this initial period, watering can be significantly reduced, with only occasional deep watering needed during prolonged dry spells. This hyssop variety has low fertility requirements and generally needs minimal or no fertilization. A light application of a balanced, slow-release fertilizer once a year in early spring can support healthy growth, but avoid over-fertilizing, which can lead to leggy growth and fewer flowers.
To encourage continuous blooming throughout the season, deadhead spent flowers by removing the faded spikes. In late winter or early spring, before new growth emerges, cut back the entire plant to about 4-5 inches above ground level to promote vigorous new shoots.
Landscape Applications
Agastache ‘Sunrise Salmon Pink’ is a versatile plant that enhances various garden designs with its upright growth habit and vibrant color. Its vertical form adds structure and height to perennial borders and mixed beds, creating visual interest. The plant is a choice for rock gardens and xeriscaping due to its drought tolerance and preference for well-drained conditions.
Its appeal to pollinators makes it an addition to pollinator gardens. This Agastache also performs well in containers, where its compact size and continuous blooms can be enjoyed on patios or balconies.