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Nepeta cyanea is a clump-forming perennial catmint with aromatic foliage and blue flowers, native to the Caucasus. It needs full sun and well-drained soil to perform well in the garden.
Nepeta cyanea, the blue-flowered catmint, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, and it has been introduced to Germany. A clump-forming herbaceous perennial reaching 80 cm (30 in), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. With aromatic foliage and requiring full sun, it is available from commercial suppliers as a garden plant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nepeta cyanea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
