Catmint Sylvester Blue

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Landscape Qualities

Sylvester Blue 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

Sylvester Blue Catmint has masses of beautiful spikes of lightly-scented blue flowers with powder blue overtones rising above the foliage from late spring to mid fall | which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its fragrant pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Planting and Growing

Sylvester Blue Catmint will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity | with a spread of 30 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 dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. 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.

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