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Nepeta grandiflora
Also called Beautiful Catmint, Large Flowered Catmint
Caucasus catmint is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial in the mint family, growing to about 75 cm tall with aromatic grey-green leaves and purple-blue flower spikes in early summer. It is grown mainly for its long-lasting blooms in sunny borders, and cultivars such as 'Bramdean' are widely planted.
Nepeta grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the Caucasus. Growing to 75 cm (30 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in), it is a clump-forming, erect deciduous herbaceous perennial with aromatic, slightly hairy, grey-green leaves, and spikes of purple/blue flowers in early summer.
N. grandiflora and its cultivars are widely grown as ornamental garden plants which are useful for the middle of a flower border in full sun. The cultivar 'Bramdean' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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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.
