catmint

An easy plant to grow in not so easy places, catmint will flower lavender-blue flowers on petite to arching spikes that start early summer and repeat throughout the growing season. Foliage is blue-grey, soft and aromatic. Plant along edges, rock walls, and with other pollinator attractants. ‘Walker’s Low” Voted Perennial Plant of the Year in 2007. View our selection of Catmint varieties available online.

Plant in well-drained, nutrient rich to poor soil amended with organic matter like Petitti Planting Mix. Water well after planting; maintain 1” of water, once a week the first year. Use Plant-tone and Iron-tone in spring or at planting; apply Osmocote in summer. Shear back 2/3rds for neat appearance and reblooming. Mulch 1-2” to suppress weeds and retain soil moisture. Divide in spring or fall when necessary.