Nepeta nervosa 'Forncett Select'
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Nepeta nervosa 'Forncett Select'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common name: catmint
• flowering season: summer
• height: 10 inches
• Light requirements: sun
• Soil requirements: average, well drained
• Water requirments: average
• Growth habit: grows as an expanding clump
• How to propagate: dividing in early summer
• Leaf type: small green leaves
• Ways to use it: for the forefront of a garden bed; if you have cats this plant is a natural for your garden
• Special characteristics: easy to grow and long blooming; 'Forncett's Select' has especially nice coloring
Growing to a size of ten inches tall, this bushy perennial flowers from June through August, bringing welcome color to the late summer garden. Its flowers are a rich violet-blue. Hardy to USDA Zones 5 to 9, this species is native to Kashmir. It likes well-drained soil in sun.