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Nepeta x faassenii (Blue Catmint, Faasen’s Catmint)
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Planting, Growing, and Caring for Catmint
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Varieties
- ‘Walker’s Low’ (N. x faassenii) is a popular catmint with lovely blue-green foliage and deep lavender flowers. It reaches about two feet high and slightly wider.
- ‘Summer Magic’ (N. grandiflora) is a gorgeous, sturdy variety perfect for mass plantings and containers. A “no-flop” variety that holds up well.
- ‘Six Hills Giant’ (N. x faassenii) lives up to its name, reaching three feet tall and wide. Perfect for adding pollinator-pleasing purple blooms to the back of any perennial bed.
- ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ (Nepeta hybrid) is a dwarf variety great for containers. Growing compact to about 14 inches tall and 18 inches wide, it is covered with pink and purple flowers extending the stem’s entire length.

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