Grows best in hot full sun, but can grow in open shade, in a very well-draining soil. Fairly drought tolerant but looks best with some summer irrigation. Hardy to about 15-20 degrees F. Though relatively short lived in the garden this plant is a hummingbird magnet, and it also attracts bees and butterflies. A great plant for the pollinator garden, in rock or drought tolerant garden and in meadow plantings.

Plants in the genus Agastache are mostly native to North American in the southwest of the US and Mexico except a single species Agastache rugosa that hails from Asia and Russia. The name of the genus is from the Greek words 'agan' which means "very much" and 'stachys' which means a "ear of wheat" in reference to the appearance of the flower spikes.

This hybrid of Agastache coccinea and A. aurantiaca was created by Richard Dufresne. We grew this fun plant from 1994 to 2009. 

The information displayed on this page about Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.