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Nepeta faassenii Cat's Meow

Catmint: Patent PP24472, CPBR5098

The aromatic, gray-green foliage is topped with spikes of sky-blue coloured flowers. This cultivar keeps a tidy, dense, rounded shape.

  • »  Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
  • »  Sky-blue, flower clusters
  • »  Hairy, gray-green, aromatic, scalloped leaves
  • »  Tidy, dense, rounded shape
  • »  Drought tolerant perennial
  • »  Bloom Time: Late spring to late summer
  • »  Flower Height: 10 cm

1gal
$31.33
  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:40-60 cm
  • Spread:75-90 cm
  • Bloom Color: Blue
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Fast
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Fragrant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
Foliage Color
• Gray
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Nepeta faassenii 'Cat's Meow'

Nepeta faassenii is a cross between Nepeta nepetella and Nepeta racemosa/mussinii.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Nepeta faassenii 'Cat's Meow'

Grows best in an average to dry, well-drained soil, in full sun and is drought tolerant once established. Pruning plants back by half after the flowers fade, will promote a second bloom and help to maintain a compact habit.