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Week 16 – April 15, 2024

Plant Information

Nepeta faassenii Purrsian Blue

  • Nepeta faassenii Purrsian Blue - Bloom
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Plant Details:

Scientific Name: Nepeta x faassenii

Common Name: Catmint

Hardiness Zone: 3a - 8b

Hardiness Degree: -40°F (-40.0°C)

Blooming Season: Summer

Plant Habit: Mounded

Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Rabbit Resistant, Fragrant Flowers, Scented Foliage, Heat Tolerant, Low Maintenance

Water: Light

Fertilize: None or when needed only

Spacing: 28 - 32" (71 - 81cm)

Height: 14 - 18" (36 - 46cm)

Width: 18 - 30" (46 - 76cm)

Exposure: Sun

General Information: The perfect perennial: low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant and long blooming.
This improved selection has a tidy, densely mounding habit that stays nice all season.
Periwinkle blue flowers bloom for months.

Grower Information:

This compact selection forms densely mounded clumps of green, aromatic foliage and nearly doubles its spread in year two. Highly floriferous; periwinkle-blue flowers with dark purple calyxes are produced for months.

'Purrsian Blue'

Protection Information: PP24,788

(Flowering Only License)