I think you should do a weekly chat my friend, even just talking about anything - you have a lot of information and a cool style.

A great watch and listen sir. I agree 100%....Agastache is a superstar. I have Agastache Blue Fortune that is a bee magnet par excellence. Echinaceas are great also. Thank you. Paul 👍😊

Here in Central Texas (Zone 8b), local gardeners have reported seeing Agastache (usually Blue Fortune) bloom from mid-to-late spring almost until frost, which for us can be in December. That's a pretty long bloom period during the intense Texas summer heat.

@TheGardenersCenter

3 ай бұрын

They're such great plants! Good to hear that the Texas sun doesn't slow them down!

@rnguyen2516

27 күн бұрын

I love to hear from fellow Texans! Our environment and clay are inhospitable, lol.

I watched this video last fall after I had already purchased, divided and planted the fall clearance echinaceas at Home Depot and can report that they all survived the winter and started blooming in late June.

I bought Magnus again this spring after 20 some years . They are reliable large and long lived

At the 9:45 minute with the butterfly, I had to laugh when the monarch butterfly swatted the bee to chase it off. Thank you for the great video and explaining its background and very valuable information. On the Echinaceas, I've yet to catch anything going near mine to feed. No bees butterflies birds or hummers. I just got 2 new very pretty purplish red ones yesterday. Going to give them a try to see what happens. Anyway, that was my favorite part in the insect world.

@TheGardenersCenter

11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

great info !

Great video, and lots of great information. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤

@TheGardenersCenter

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Interesting talk!! Loved it. Subbed. Keep these informative videos coming.

Very informative video. Really enjoy your expert knowledge. Your videos have really helped with plant choices in my garden .

@TheGardenersCenter

3 ай бұрын

Happy to hear you're enjoying the videos and appreciate the kind words!

Agastache is my favorite too👍 I start my by seed every year 🤓can’t get or have enough

Very interesting, hearing of the history in the development of Echinacea, and the financial drivers behind the breeding of this and other perennials. Also hints about their care and tips for success. I may be in UK but it is still relevent so now subscribed!

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing!

I have Agastache Blackadder and the bees love this plant. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ruthbush3145

Жыл бұрын

Sage plant

What a wonderful channel! I really, really enjoy the educational content. I stumbled upon your catmint video, rolled into your lavender one, and my goodness I just kept on going. So many issues I had that I couldn't find solutions for were solved! When I had planted my lavender plants, everywhere I read said to pack in the compost and peat moss! I had no idea that was exactly what they DIDN'T WANT! Thank you! Please keep up the great work!

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Great information. Thank you.

@TheGardenersCenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Stay tuned, we produce at least one per month...please like and subscribe if you haven't already to know when more come out!

@buffalopatriot

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenersCenter Subbed and standing by.

I have a orange agastache plant that the hummingbirds adore!! So do I !!🥰

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

Agastache is also known as Hummingbird Mint. They love all of the colors, but they are particularly fond of the orange ones.

Nice theme music. 👍

Thank you for explaining about the Echinacea. I wonder why those modern hybrids with tags as " perennial " but never return. They sell them in the Summer too , for Summer color , so definitely not enough time to establish. I bought a species Echinacea purpurea when I started planting for pollinators , and it survived Winter without any issues.

@TheGardenersCenter

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Yes, the straight species Echinacea purpurea is always reliably winter hardy. 'Magnus, 'Ruby Star' and 'White Swan' are always reliably hardy too if you'd like to try something a little different.

I’m not positive, but I think coneflowers can cross pollinate and go back to purple. I will be able to truly tell this year. I’m sure a white flipped to purple.

Do you know if the agastache will keep ground hogs away from other garden plants? We have a large groundhog living in our backyard and he has made a few stomps through our garden lol. Love this video. Just planted agastache for a hummingbird garden! I got a pretty orange and pink variety. I'm tempted to grab some echinachea now!

@TheGardenersCenter

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately there are not any plants that will "repel" animals, especially ground hogs/woodchucks. Fencing and spray repellents are your only good options. There are so many types of echinacea, you can have a tons of fun with them!

Agree with you, Agastache is a wonderful perinneal. I garden in zone 5 and my Agastache lives for 3 years only. Is Agastache , blue fortune, a short lived perinneal ?

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

It can be. I'll be talking about the specifics of why this sometimes happens in next weeks video. Thanks for watching.

I just planted a sunrise violet Agastache in a large container can you tell me what kind of fertilizer to use and how often?

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

Agastache don't like excessive amounts of fertilizer so as long as you have it planted in a big pot with good fresh soil it should be fine for the entire season.

Great informative video! I am a new subscriber now. I have some very funky colored echinacea to plant and it is already turning very cold in mid November in indiana. Should I bring them in the garage to overwinter or should I go ahead and plant them? When I got them I potted them in much larger pots so they would stay alive. I bought them about 2 months ago and they've been blooming great up until today. I would hate to lose them next year.

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

Hi Brad. Thanks for subscribing. The funky colored Echinacea are notoriously tricky to winter over in pots(even commercial growers often struggle with them) and in the ground if they are planted late in the season and don't get a chance to establish themselves before the onset of winter. Now that we're in mid November I think your best bet would be to move the echinacea to the garage for the winter. It has to be an unheated garage that will get cold, even below freezing is ok. The idea isn't to keep them warm for the winter but to keep them from the freeze/thaw cycles that often happen in winter, at least here in Connecticut. Winter wetness is their enemy, not cold or freezing temperatures. Leave them outside until they have been exposed to several freezes so that they go dormant and the top growth dies back. Move them to a cold garage at this point and water them minimally, if at all. Be sure not to leave them in the garage too late into the spring as they may start to grow prematurely in the warmer garage. I would pull them back outside in early to mid March. Good luck and happy gardening!!!

@HoosierDaddy_

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenersCenter * Thank you SO much!

@HoosierDaddy_

Жыл бұрын

Spring 2023 follow up: all but 2 of my 30 or so potted flowers have survived and are thriving well! All of my coneflowers have survived thank God. It's taken a lot of work to put them out on sunny warm days and bringing them all back in before rain and snow. I have restrained from watering any of the potted plants very much at all as to not drown them. I will plant in later spring into the garden and see how they do, fingers crossed!

Мои любимчики эхинацеи и лофант (агастахе) и растут рядом, прекрасно сочетаясь друг с другом. Кстати, лофант можно добавлять в салаты и чаи.

@TheGardenersCenter

Жыл бұрын

They are perfect companions. Thanks for watching.

you don't call it hummingbird mint?

would 6-7 hours of morning sun be sufficient for the agastache?

@TheGardenersCenter

6 ай бұрын

6 to 7 hours of direct morning sun would be fine for Agastache.