.png) Nepeta nervosa 'Forncett Select' $5.95
- common names: 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. Plant it near the silver foliage of Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls,' and enjoy the contrast of silver and blue. |
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