Cool Cat Catmint

Description:

Distinguished by eye catching bracts of lovely lavender-blue flowers rising up above soft green foliage; for best results, cut back after blooming for a fall encore; very beautiful massed as a border

Ornamental Features:

Cool Cat Catmint features beautiful spikes of lightly-scented lavender trumpet-shaped flowers with blue overtones rising above the foliage from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. It's attractive fragrant pointy leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Cool Cat Catmint is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Self-Seeding

Cool Cat Catmint is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• Herb Gardens
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Cool Cat Catmint will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.