Catmint produces clusters of lavender-blue flowers amid mounds of gray-green foliage. Catmint is good for mass planting or edging and is suitable near vegetables as an insect deterrent. Catmint is attractive to cats while its flowers furnish nectar for hummingbirds and bees. Catmint is easy to grow and if the seeds are sown early in the season, it will bloom the first year. Catmint can be grown in sun or partial shade with average, well-draining soil. It is even heat and drought tolerant, making it excellent for dry garden areas.
Botanical Name: Nepeta mussinii
Life Cycle: Perennial
Light Requirement: Full Sun/Partial Shade
Planting Season: Spring
Plant Type: Bush
Features: Heirloom, Culinary, Medicinal, Outdoor, Indoor
Days to Maturity: 14-21 days
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spacing: 12 inches
Planting Depth: 1/16 inch
Sowing Method: Direct Sow, Start Indoors
Cold Stratification: No
Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9