The Poquito™ Orange Hyssop is an interspecific hybrid. It flowers on airy spikes above finely textured foliage and has a lovely licorice-scent to the flowers and leaves. The pollinators will love it. Plant in full sun in a wide variety of soil types as long as they are very well-drained. It is considered drought and salt-tolerant but will not tolerate wet feet, especially wet clay winter soils. It works well in beds, borders, or planted in containers. More information on Agastache .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheAgastache 'Acapulco Orange'Dicentra eximiaLantana camara 'Miss Huff'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Herbaceous Perennial
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand; Shallow Rocky
Soil pH
Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 3 in. | Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Open; Spreading
Texture
Fine
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Leaf margin
Sinuate
Leaf value
Fragrant
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Licorice scented green triangular-shaped leaves
Flower color
Orange
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower form
Spike
Flower shape
Tubular
Flower detail
Lightly fragranced tubular peachy-orange flowers that bloom from summer to early fall.
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Stem color
Green
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
A favorite nectar plant for native butterflies and hummingbirds
Attracts
Bees; Butterflies; Hummingbirds
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container; Naturalized Area; Patio; Woodland
Landscape theme
Children's Garden; Drought Tolerant Garden; Garden for the Blind; Pollinator Garden