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NEPETA,
Catmint. Sun/part shade; blooms
summer; valued for their long blooming period; fragrant
gray-green foliage; excellent plants that do well in heat
and drought. Deer and rabbit resistant.
faassenii ‘Kit Kat.’ Compact 16”
plants with short, narrow racemes of dark purple blue
flowers and small gray-green foliage.
f. ‘Walker’s Low.’ Named
2007
Perennial Plant of the Year’.
Masses of lavender blue flowers are produced in summer on
long, arching stems. Aromatic grey leaves. Grow 2-3’
tall. Excellent, low are plants that are tolerant of
considerable drought. Rabbit and deer resistant.
grandiflora ‘Wild Cat.’ This
large, well-branched, abundant flowering Catmint is
strikingly colored with long racemes of purple-blue flowers
that have a purple red calyx. 48”.
latifolia ‘Super Cat.’ Strong,
upright stems produce multitudes of 8” violet flower
spikes. Wonderful in fresh bouquets. 48-52” beauty.
mussinnii ‘Blue Wonder.’
12-15"; lavender-blue 6" flower
spikes; spectacular ground cover; good edger. Designated a
Missouri Botanical Garden’s ‘Plant of Merit’.
subsessilis ‘Sweet Dreams.’
Large, soft, two-tones, white and pink flowers on upright
clumping stems of neat, serrated leaves. Blooms July
through Sept.
yunnanensis ‘Blue Dragon.’ Huge
blue flowers which look like dragon heads close-up. Upright
and compact with large showy flowers. Excellent in a sunny
boarder or large container. Height 30-36”.
‘Joanna Reed.’ Low growing, very
vigorous and incredibly floriferous, this Catmint provides
outstanding performance in containers and in the landscape.
It has great rebloom when cut back and it stays tight when
grown in full sun. 3’ tall and wide.
‘Little Trudy.’ Spikes of
lavender petals top compact, neat foliage that only grows
8-10” tall, and 12-16” wide. Wonderful to tuck into small
spots that need a splash of color. Shimmering silver
foliage is another one of its outstanding attributes.
Flourishes in full sun to partial shade and well-drained
soil.
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