Nepeta x faassenii 'Junior Walker'
Catmint
Photo courtesy of Growing Colors
- Profuse blue-purple flowers
- Blue-green foliage
- Compact, non seeding variety
- Blooms mid-May-September
Blooms all Season
Border or Bed
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Edible
Fragrant
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
An easy to grow perennial. Prefers full sun-part shade and well drained soil. Cut back after first flush of flowering to encourage fresh blooms and keep plants more compact. Drought tolerant.
Height: 18 in
Spread: 24-36 in
Spacing: 24 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Blue, Purple
Zone: 4-8
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Edging
- Garden
- Dried Flower/ Foliage
- Summer Bloomer
- Low Maintenance
- Salt Tolerant
- Great Foliage
- Border or Bed
- Drought Tolerant
- Long Blooming
- Vigorous
- Mass Planting
- Fragrant
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Edible
- Blooms all Season
- Heat Tolerant
- Ground Cover
Critter Resistance:
- Deer Resistant
- Groundhog Resistant
- Rabbit Resistant
Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Full Shade
- Partial Sun
Habit:
- Upright
- Mounding
- Creeping/Ground Cover
Foliage Color:
- Gray
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
- Fall
Season of Interest (Foliage):
- Fall
- Summer
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Hummingbirds
- Attracts Pollinators
- Attracts Butterflies
Soil Moisture:
- Average Water
- Moist, Well-Drained
- Dry Soil
Genus Overview: Nepeta
Common Name: Catmint
A very easy plant to grow! Spikes of small, tubular flowers on aromatic gray-green leaves. Flowers are typically in lavender-purple shades but can also be pink or white. Blooms summer-fall! Highly attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.