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Lovely
lacy, gray foliages reaching 8-10" in height branches well and
produces pale lavender pink, orchid-like flowers with purple and white
markings on the lip. This cut-leaf Catmint from the Himalayas
thrives in a variety of well-drained soils including xeriscapes with
almost no watering. A blooming machines, it starts in early
June
and lasts well into fall. 
An
exciting color break! Rose flower spikes in profusion all summer if
cut back after bloom. Longer spikes w/ more tubular flowers resemble
Agastache or Nepeta sibirica. Pink flowers strongly contrast against
the dark pink calyx. A Coen Jansen introduction. Superb! Formerly
classified as Dracocephalum govanianum. 
Possibly
the most rare Nepeta in the world! From the Republic of
Georgia (part of the former Soviet Union) and the part of the world
where Europe meets Asia. On their endangered list, this blue
flowering Catmint blooms from mid-May thru Mid-October.
A
superb new catmint that brought in rave reviews at the Chicago
Botanical Garden Trials receiving 4 stars for it's performance.
Dark blue blooms are dramatic and the purplish red calyxes are still
beautiful after the blooms have faded. A bountiful bloomer
over sage green foliage for 4 months into late September.
This is a BIG catmint - well-branched and loaded with long racemes
of blooms.
Another
rare, hard to find Nepeta noted for the LILAC color blooms (most are
blue to violet). Gray green leave on purplish stems are highly
aromatic when brushed making deer avoid them. The two-lipped,
1/2" long aromatic lilac blooms are clustered in branching
spikes from May thru July. Shear after bloom for another Fall
bloom. The RHS suggests that this is probably a hybrid
involving N. multibracteata. Best in some shade in areas
with hot, humid summers.
This
is a gorgeous, long-blooming plant. Medium lavender blue
blooms with darker sepals over felty, gray-green leaves. This
is a Timex Plant: takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.
We love Catmints no, it's not anything like a real mint, except
that it has the square stem of the Mint family. We wouldn't
design a garden without several Nepetas and this is one of the best.
A
Kashmirian native with an upright and round, bushy stance, handsome
dark green foliage that's veined and somewhat linear in shape
and has large, dense, cylindrical spikes up to 9" long of dark
blue flowers for 12 weeks starting in July. The botanical name
of this plant refers to the pattern caused by the veins in the
leaves.
And extremely rare Catmint from China
and southern Europe that is near impossible to find outside of
Europe. This is a big Catmint! Tall, almost candelabra
like bloom stalks, burgundy stems with violet blue blooms are
occasionally white. It has an upright habit. grey-green
leaves, bearing particularly attractive blooms that are useful for
cutting due to the upright nature of the blooms. This is a
VERY different structure for a Nepeta, looks a lot like a Penstemon
crossed with a bottlebrush Agastache with long erect bloom spikes
well above the foliage. Amazing! 
And
extremely rare Catmint from China and southern Europe that is near
impossible to find outside of Europe. This is a big Catmint! Tall,
almost candelabra like bloom stalks that add a great vertical
interest in the garden. It has an upright habit. grey-green leaves,
bearing particularly attractive blooms that are useful for cutting
due to the upright nature of the blooms. This is a VERY different
structure for a Nepeta, 
The
giant in the Genus. Thick sturdy stems support wonderfully fragrant
gray-green foliage and long spikes of purple-blue and dark,
wine-hued calyxes over a long season. Growing to a
height of 15' tall and 12' wide! Not inches, dear reader,
that's 15 FEET tall. Well that's what our seed source claims!
We'll see. Other sources say 4 1/2 feet by 4 1/2 feet which
seems more realistic!
Even
lower than the dwarf standard, Walker's Low. Tightly packed,
gray-green leaves form a low growing, dense mat. Appropriately
small heads of rich blue flowers start in May and continue thru
September. Perfect in the rock garden or front of the border.
Ideal for smaller areas needing a shot of color. Jagged, spear-like, light green leaves and spikes of pale purple flowers. Blooms intermittently from late spring to frost. From the cold regions of China
and Armenia. 
Bloom continues all summer, making this one of the bloomingest plants we've ever come across. Foliage is soft gray-green and beautiful. Very upright foliage. White Flower Farm
described this plant as "A WORLD BEATER"! Cut back 1/2 after flower = Rebloom + Compact plant. Very cold hardy.
Not the best choice for the deep, humid south but
Zone 8 is just fine.
MUST have well-drained soil.
Hardy
like the species but with larger blue flowers and a more compact
growth habit. Blooms for most of the summer.
Flops in too much shade but appreciates some afternoon shade in warm
zones. Not the best choice for the deep,
humid south but Zone 8 is just fine.
Truly one of the best. MUST have well-drained soil.
HUGE deep blue clusters over erect foliage. A bright new look for the genus, long blooming, fragrant leaves, more tolerant of moisture and poor drainage than others catmints.
Similar to a deeper blue, more densely spiked version of 'Souvenir'. Spike-like, whorled cymes of bright blue flowers are born mid-summer to autumn. From Japan.
Short racemes of soft rose pink
3/4" flowers on
upright stems over dark green leaves, vigorous growing, tolerates
more moist or average soil than other fussy Nepetas. Also
drought tolerant. A very, very unique bloom color in the world of
'Cats' and larger than most to boot.
Woody
catmint with large lavender blue flowers marked white. For sun and
most any soil. N. subsessilis and Candy and Cool Cats, will
take soil that isn't well-drained, unlike all other Nepetas.
One
of the most beautiful to look at and you can eat the blooms!
Why you would want to, I'm not sure but... Lovely Lavender Pink blooms
in summer over soft green, serrated leaves. Best with a bit of
shade in warm areas. A floriferous Catmint growing on shady
mountains and coastal cliffs in Japan. This species LIKES
MOIST SOIL. Upright clumping stems with large, trumpet-shaped
clear pink flowers and dark burgundy floral bracts and larger leaves
than bloom. Dead head to improve bloom time. Best with
some shade in warm areas.
We treasure catmints because they cover ground so quickly w/ tidy foliage & willing blossoms. From England, 'Walker's Low' is
particularly easy to establish, enduring droughts and beating from the sun. From June on, its small silver leaves on arching stems
which bristle with blooms. A great
mound of foliage and bloom throughout the season. (Note:
Many folks think 'Walker's Low' is "Low" in height but it's actually
named after a place in England. If you want a truly 'low'
Catmint, look at Nepeta 'Kit Kat'.) 
Large, rich, lavender-blue flowers and grayish foliage. Cutback 1/2 for
rebloom. Larger growth habit than mussinii; naturally compact and mound-forming; good on top of rock wall; takes heat well. Easy to grow in average, well-drained soil. 
Much shorter than the average Catmint in
the trade reaching only 15" in height. Spikes of
blue-purple flowers throughout summer over small mounds of
gray-green, fragrant foliage. Smaller in all parts - blooms,
leaves and height, it makes up for it with BLOOM POWER -- smothering
itself with blooms
Low soft
gray mat smothered with blossoms in summer. Best if spent flowers are sheared. Tiny
gray-green serrated leaves; mound shaped. Cut back by 1/2 after blooming for compactness &
rebloom, as with all Nepetas. Used as ground covers, edging or rock garden plants. Sterile. 
A
fairly new Catmint to the trade with darker violet blooms and taller
than others. From the gardens of Joanna Reed, Longview Farms,
Malvern, PA. A hybrid between N. sibirica and N
faassenii. It is destined to become a standard in the
Genus!
Tall & tougher than the species, more tolerant of HUMIDITY & a slightly wetter soil. Fragrant. Used as ground covers, edging or rock garden plants. Splendidly generous w/ its summer display of flowers if *cut back after blooming. One of the best garden plants available! Sterile so it just keeps pumping all that
energy into blooms.
Strong
stems with very large brilliant lavender blue flowers with spotted
petals that blooms for months, reportedly May thru September with
large Dragonhead blooms. Tends to self-seed and run a bit so it's
not for small garden but a blooming wonder in a tough spot that
needs a big bold plant. Cutting back after blooming stops the
seeding and gives you a repeat bloom so doing that's a no-brainer!
Aromatic. A must have if you have the room.
A
seldom seen species with leaves to 12" long which appear with or
just after the blooms which are held above the leaves, are a soft
shell pink with wavy margins in the upper half of each petal and
recurved tips. Generally bloom spikes have 6-10 flowers on a
mature bulb. This is a fall blooming species in South Africa
and Saziland. It's easy of culture and flowers dependably.
Hardy only in the deep South or South West, the rest of us must
enjoy it in pots brought in for winter (where it's generally
evergreen) but it's easy in GOOD potting soil as well. In
nature, even in warm zones, it's often dormant in the off season but
does need some moisture even in the off season. Found in acid
wetland marshes.
A
summer growing species native to South Africa, Nerine undulata,
one of the best of the Genus, occurs on steep slopes in partial
shade. For most of us, their zone means pots culture but
they're easy and almost evergreen, just a short period of dormancy
where the leaves yellow then are almost immediately replaced.
Soft pink, crinkled, spider-like flowers are produced with
exuberance. Bloom production is matched by bulb production
which means you'll quickly have enough to see the blooms in mass
which is when they're at their best. They multiply
profusely! You can also grow
them outdoors anywhere and lift them for dry storage in the Fall as
you would any tender bulb. Dappled shade is best.
AKA
O. tetragona 'Fireworks', Oenothera
fruticosa 'Fireworks' (Fyrverkeri)
Gorgeous
white flowers with green throats fade to pink as they age. The
2" blooms are huge appearing in early summer and early Fall!
Although, compact plants, they do spread by underground stolons.
A
sport of O. 'Siskiyou Pink' which is compact with large, cupped pale
pink blooms from May through August. It has dark bronze-purple
leaves with green edges providing great contrast for the pale pink
blooms. Prefers sun but will tolerate PM shade. Foliage is
best in spring, when young and in cooler months.
Compact plant with finely cut foliage and covered with bright yellow blooms in early summer. A great rock garden or container plant. Recently introduced
variety from Polly Rowley of Middleburg, VA. Easy to grow in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil. Not invasive like some
Sundrops. Very abundant summer flowering. The best of the Sundrops! (O. fruiticosa forms)
Not at all invasive.
Well
we purchased seed for this as the white fading to pink O. kunthiana
(which technically it is), grew it and then it bloomed. And
it's obviously the shorter Magenta seed strain know as 'Glowing
Magenta'. Blooms forever in a very un-evening-primrose like
color -- and it's just hot, hot, hot!
Large, brilliant gold blooms open from bright orange bus. The
deep, intensely green hairy foliage turns reddish in Fall. 2"
BLOOMS ALL SUMMER until Frost on bushy plants. Large showy
stamens. More tolerant of drier soil than most in the
Genus.
AKA
O. berlanderi It's a bit of
a spreader, but WOW what a bloom! You can't imagine that the
somewhat delicate looking foliage is going to produce anything this
big 3"and beautiful. When they are in bloom, we simply
cannot keep them restocked! Oh, did we mention they bloom on
and off all summer!
A
relative of Forget-Me-Nots, Omphalodes is semi-evergreen and
Perennial where it's cousin is often Biennial. Makes a great
groundcover crowding out weeds with it's heart shaped leaves.
Very shade tolerant. Generally burns in full sun. This
European Native is also known as Creeping Navelwort but that's so
dreadfully
ugly I hate to mention it! Blue blooms
An
ornamental Oregano grown for it's profuse showy purplish pink blooms
from July to September and it's attractive grey-green foliage.
Likes dry sandy soil in full sun. Good heat and drought
tolerance. Shear back before flowering for tidiness and induce
new leaves and bushiness. Can be overwintered in a cool sunny
window in colder zones. Will rot in poorly drained soil over
winter.
This
9" tall, elliptical bush bears numerous gray-green, oval leaves
and is capped by the most magically unique, pink flowers all summer.
Blooms resemble those of hops & dangle gracefully from short
stems born well above the bush itself. The scent of the blooms is
fabulous fresh or dried. Best planted in spring/early summer
in zones 5 and 6 so they're well-established by Fall.
'Aureum'
is a golden form of Common Cooking Oregano most often used in
Italian cooking. Easily grown in average, dry to medium well drained
soil in full sun. Rhizomatous, spreading Perennial with conspicuous
pinkish purple blooms in terminal spikes. Best if sheared after
blooming to encourage the growth of fresh new leaves. Appreciates
some afternoon shade in very warm areas. Even if you don't use it
for cooking, it's a wonderful golden foliaged plant for the border.
Like all pungent herbs, very deer resistant AND it discourages deer
from nibbling on plants near it!
This sun daisy has bright purple daisy-like flowers which cover the mat of rich green leaves. If it is deadheaded it blooms sparingly until frost. A wildflower from the summits of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa. It likes moderate watering.
Pink flowers appear 6" above clover-leaf foliage in late spring - early summer. The flowers are small but quite numerous. Evergreen to 10 degrees. Lights up the shade in woodland gardens. The clover-like leaves form tight green mounds of foliage. Heavy spring bloom is followed by sporadic rebloom all summer. Great beneath shrubs. 
White flowers appear 6" above clover-leaf foliage in late spring - early summer. The flowers are small but quite numerous. Evergreen to 10 degrees. Lights up the shade in woodland gardens. The clover-like leaves form tight green mounds of foliage. Heavy spring bloom is followed by sporadic rebloom all summer. Great beneath shrubs. 
Japanese
woodland Oxalis with green, rough-textured leaves and up-facing
fully double pink flowers. Easy in woodsy soil in moist shade. This
is a outstanding Oxalis selection from Japan. It makes small tidy
clumps with short rhizomes and in this rare selection, beautiful
double pink flowers. Expensive because it's a rare double but it's
not a fussy, hard to grow expensive plant! The first year or two,
they often have 'immature' single blooms. Don't panic -- they're
just getting settled in, working on roots, etc. Then they'll stun
you with the double blooms.
AKA 
