Picture Purrfect Catmint
Nepeta 'Picture Purrfect'
Walters Gardens
$18.00
A very showy catmint presenting large, deep blue blooms with a violet cast, all the way up the stems; with a compact height and broad width, it is perfect for border fronts; attracts beneficial bugs to the garden; will bloom from early summer to fall
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Picture Purrfect Catmint is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Picture Purrfect Catmint has masses of beautiful spikes of lightly-scented blue flowers with violet overtones held atop the stems from early summer to early fall | which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its fragrant pointy leaves remain bluish-green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Picture Purrfect Catmint will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity extending to 12 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 22 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations | and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to moist
Mature Size 8"(12"withtheflowers)Hx22"W
Flowers are blue with soft fragrance
Flowers from early summer to early fall
Attracts bees; butterflies
Zone 3a
Likes average to moist soil