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Cats just love brushing against these enticing perennials and will even roll around them given half a chance. However, you don’t have to be a cat owner to appreciate this plant. A reliable choice for any informal garden setting, Nepeta are strong, easy to grow and will tolerate long bouts of drought. They are perfect for the gardener who wants to plant and sit back, rather than spend hours pruning and preening. Preferring sandy, well-drained soils, they can be treated much the same as a lavender, yet they are more rewarding to grow than lavender, due to their long flowering period throughout summer. Their clump-forming serrated foliage is also highly fragrant which releases a strong, herby aroma. Loved by bees and rabbit and deer resistant.
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Nepeta grand. Dawn to Dusk 9cm pot | Nepeta Walker’s Low P9 | Nepeta Neptune 9cm pot |
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| Latin Name | Nepeta grand. Dawn to Dusk 9cm pot | ||
| Common Name | Catmint | ||
| Hardiness | H5 (-10 to -15°C) | ||
| Colour | White | ||
| Type | Perennial | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Deciduous | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.75 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 | ||
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Loam Sand | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Scented | Yes | ||
| Drought Tolerant | Yes | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for Rockeries | Yes | ||
| Good for wildlife | Yes | ||
| Good for pollinators | Yes | ||
| Good for cutting | Yes | ||
| Good for groundcover | Yes |
