{"product_id":"queen-nectarine-hummingbird-mint-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Queen Nectarine Hummingbird Mint - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eQueen Nectarine is a big, full hummingbird mint with soft peach flowers set in mauve calyxes. Flowers cover the top two thirds of the plant from midsummer on, and the calyxes keep color going into fall. It has proven reliably winter hardy in West Michigan trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 30 to 36 inches tall and about as wide, it has real presence in a border or pollinator garden. It is a Michigan State University top performer, a favorite of hummingbirds and bees, drought tolerant and usually left alone by deer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumerous upright spikes 4 to 6 inches long densely set with small tubular flowers in soft peach, each held in a mauve to dusky rose calyx, for a peach-and-mauve blend. Spikes cover the upper two thirds of the plant. Leaves are medium green, oval and toothed, aromatic. The plant is large, full and bushy, 30 to 36 inches tall and 32 to 36 inches wide. At peak bloom it is a broad mass of peach and mauve spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Nectarine thrives in the same full sun and well-drained soil as lavender, and its soft peach and mauve spikes make a tall, warm backdrop for lavender while blooming well past lavender's first flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it full sun and loose, well-drained soil; it tolerates dry spells once established and dislikes soggy winter soil. Hardy in USDA zones 5-9. Leave the stems standing over winter and cut back in spring once new growth appears, since this helps the crowns survive cold, wet weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agastache\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft peach with mauve calyxes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, full, bushy clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–36 in tall × 32–36 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Best shipped and planted in spring; fall-planted plants often fail to root in before cold, wet winter soil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67722898571560,"sku":"GLLF-PER-DBF738EA-72","price":568.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/queen-nectarine-hummingbird-mint.jpg?v=1790865066","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/queen-nectarine-hummingbird-mint-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}