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Catmint

Nepeta X Faassenii

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Overview

Ca™int (Nepeta x faassenii) is a hardy perennial with fragrant, gray-green foliage reaching 1-2 feet tall and wide. It boasts lavender-blue flowers from late spring to early fall. This drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil, attracting bees and butterflies while repelling deer. Ideal for borders, herb gardens, or as a groundcover, it's a low-maintenance addition offering lasting charm and interest.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–10Type Ground cover, PerennialClimate Mediterranean, Temperate
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — This hybrid species exhibits a mounding growth habit

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial
Family
Lamiaceae
Climate
Mediterranean, Temperate

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Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — it's a low-maintenance addition offering lasting charm and interest
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — It boasts a profusion of lavender-blue flowers that emerge on spikes above the gray-green
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — enhancing the garden's ecological value.<br><br>In any landscape design
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — blue and lavender flowers in the garden
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — make it a valuable addition to any garden
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — is a popular perennial herbaceous plant renowned for its ease of growth; can be utilized in rockeries
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — gray-green foliage reaching 1-2 feet tall and wide
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — Also noteworthy is the plant's hardiness
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — It serves as an excellent border plant
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — commonly referred to as Catmint; despite being drought-tolerant once established
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — It boasts lavender-blue flowers from late spring to early fall
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — textured leaves from late spring into early autumn
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — This drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil; and the flowers are a magnet for pollinators
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — and is effective when mass-planted for a swath of color
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — ranging from USDA zones 3 through 8
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — including its ability to deter deer and rabbits
Catmint (Nepeta X Faassenii) — Ca&trade;int (Nepeta x faassenii) is a hardy perennial with fragrant; this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to part
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