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Nepeta x faassenii

'Cat's Meow' Catmint

PP24472, Can 5098

2025 Proven Winners National Landscape Perennial of the Year® Truly the “cat’s meow”! Unlike most Nepetas that have a bit of a wild, unkempt look, this first class selection keeps its tidy, dense, rounded shape all season long. Its small, grey-green, aromatic leaves are topped with well-branched stems carrying spikes of sky blue flowers with purple calyxes from early summer into early fall. ‘Cat’s Meow’ has everything today’s gardeners are looking for: a low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, long blooming perennial that looks great all season. When Nepeta's stems are broken, they release an aroma into the air that tends to attract cats, thus its common name, Catmint.

  • »  Blooms late spring through summer
  • »  Low maintenance
  • »  Attracts bees,butterflies & hummingbirds

Nepetas are easy to grow perennials that provide a beautiful show of color all summer long. They prefer to be planted in full sun and ordinary, well-drained soil. Shearing the plant back in the springtime will promote more compact growth. In addition, cutting plants back by half after their first bloom tends to stimulate a second bloom cycle.

Height
17 - 20 in
Spread
12 - 18 in
Zone
3-8
Color
Purple
Categories
Perennial
Breeder
Proven Winners
Tags
Attracts ButterfliesAttracts Humming-birdsAttracts PollinatorsContainerFragrantHanging Basket

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Nepetas are easy to grow perennials that provide a beautiful show of color all summer long. They prefer to be planted in full sun and ordinary, well-drained soil. Shearing the plant back in the springtime will promote more compact growth. In addition, cutting plants back by half after their first bloom tends to stimulate a second bloom cycle.