Cat Mints are fragrant perennials with a woody rootstock. They make showy, long, usually dark violet, rose to white flower spikes above serrated leaves. They are native to rocky grounds in the Mediterranean region and on the Canary Islands. Winter hardy in a sheltered and sunny spot in any well drained, rather rocky soil.
Sow seeds thin on any well drained, rather rocky or sandy substrate. Only slightly cover seeds with soil. Keep pots in a sunny spot and water only irregularly from beneath.
All are USDA Climate Zone 7 unless otherwise stated.
30 seeds per package.
Nepeta (Cat Mint)
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Nepeta cataria (White-flowered Catmint)
50 (100)cm, tall perennial species with pleasantly strong, lemon citral fragrance. Hairy, grayish green, oval leaves and lose spikes of white to pale rose flowers. Native of S Europe to W Asia, growing in rocky soils. VII-IX.
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Nepeta curviflora (Syrian Catnip)
50 (70)cm, Syrian Catnip is a hardy perennial native of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel and has small, aromatic leaves and numerous upright spikes of brilliant violet-blue flowers. For any rich, very well drained soil in a sunny spot, excellent in the rock garden. VI-VIII.
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Nepeta grandiflora (Large Flowered Cat Mint)
30 (50)cm, Large Flowered Cat Mint is a perennial floriferous species with showy dark lilac-blue flowers above fragrant, dark green leaves. It is native of meadows and open spots in woods in the Caucasus. Easily cultivated in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VI-IX.
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Nepeta mussinii (Persian Cat Mint, syn. Nepeta racemosa)
30cm, hardy perennial with silvery grayish blue, strongly aromatic foliage with terminal dense spikes of showy brilliant lavender blue flowers. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot, excellent border plant. VI-VIII.
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| seed package 3130 | € 3,99* | ||
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Nepeta parnassica (Tall-Stemmed Cat Mint)
140 (160)cm, Tall-Stemmed Cat Mint makes very tall stalks with fragrant greyish-green obal leaves and terminal purplish-blue flower spikes. Native in the Southern Balkans (Albania to Greece). Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VI-VII.
Note: This seed batch might be impurified by < 0,5 % with seeds from Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese Cross), which has bright green, non-fragrant, non-palatable leaves and bright red flowers.
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Nepeta teydea (Canary Catmint)
50 (100)cm, Canary Catmint is a woody perennial with aromatic, densely pubescent, grayish green, ovoid leaves and tall flower heads with violet blue, funnel shaped flowers. From subalpine zones in rocky spots on Tenerife and La Palma. For any rocky or sandy, well drained soil in a protected spot outside or under cold glass in an unheated greenhouse. V-VII.
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Nepeta troodii (Troodos Cat Mint) Exclusive
30 (40)cm, Troodos Cat Mint is a perennial with strongly aromatic, densely pubescent, grayish green, ovoid leaves and upright stalks with white flowers with fine purplish dotting. Native of rocky soils in sunexposed spots in the higher elevations throughout the Troodos Mountain range on Cyprus. For any rich, very well drained soil in a preferably protected spot in full sun. V-VII.
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| seed package 6364 | € 4,99* | ||
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