Re: Hummingbird mint?

Another new name Sue · ‎03-11-2010

I'll update about the hummingbird mint. I do not believe this will become invasive. That's regular mint that does that, so I know how that goes from experience! It's a nuisance, but with a little persistence it can be fully removed.

The hummingbird mint plants arrived. They were sopping wet, and I didn't have much hope for them being so utterly soggy. I transplanted them into medium pots after getting as much of the wet potting medium off as possible without messing with the roots too much, and they struggled for a week or so kind of tweaked over and unhappy looking, and then perked up. I have them in the ground now and they seem to be doing ok, but of course no blooms or much size yet. So far I'm happy.

QVC plants seem to have many bad reviews. One thought about that is that only the complainers post. There must be a certain number of happy buyers or QVC wouldn't continue to sell plants. Another is that plants just don't like being shipped, don't fare well no matter how well packed.

tototwo · ‎03-09-2010

I'm in the middle of the USA, zone 6B. I bought the agastache/hummingbird mint from Cottage Farms 4 years ago. I actually wanted a mint that would spread like crazy because I was trying to fill a large space in a distant corner of my backyard. However, it never took off here in my yard. Bummer. I only had 2 return last year, and none came up this year. I'm very disappointed.

I've also bought agastache locally. There are dozens of types of agastache, some hardier than others. Some attract polinators, some do not. I guess I've never found the right one for my yard yet.

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Nick and Nora · ‎07-23-2019

All I know is that when we had mint plants, every Jurassic Park insect on the planet was attracted to it. When we had any kind of tall red flower (glads?) that's when the hummingbirds came in.