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Nepeta ×faassenii
Nepeta × faassenii is a hybrid perennial grown for its fragrant gray-green foliage and masses of soft lavender-blue flowers from spring to autumn. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and deadhead to keep it blooming.
Nepeta × faassenii, a flowering plant also known as catmint and Faassen's catnip, is a primary hybrid of garden origin. The parent species are Nepeta racemosa and Nepeta nepetella.
It is an herbaceous perennial, with oval, opposite, intricately veined, gray—green leaves, on square stems. The foliage is fragrant. It grows from 1–2 feet (30–61 cm) tall by 1–3 feet (30–91 cm) wide.
Nepeta × faassenii is cultivated for its attractive aromatic foliage and masses of blue flowers, as groundcover, border edging, or in pots or rock gardens. It is drought tolerant, and can be deer resistant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It was first cultivated by Faassen Nurseries in Tegelen, Netherlands, and named by Bergmans.
Cultivars
Catnip · Nepeta cyanea · Caucasus catmint · Lesser Cat Mint · Raceme catnip · Siberian Catmint · Catmint · Catmint
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