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Flower
Catmint
Nepeta × faassenii
Soft gray foliage and lavender-blue flowers. Shear after the first flush for repeat bloom.
Recommended uses
- Borders
- Edging
- Pollinator gardens
- Plant type
- Perennial flower
- Annual / perennial
- Perennial
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Low
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Bloom color
- Purple, Blue
- Mature height
- 1–2 ft
- Mature width
- 2 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- Medium
- Drought tolerance
- High