Light
Full sun; part sun with fewer flowers.
Growing guide · Perennials
Nepeta × faassenii
How to grow Catmint 'Cat's Meow'.
Neat catmint. Lavender-blue for months.
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Water
- Low
- Zones
- 3–8
- Size
- 17–20 in. tall, 24–36 in. wide
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart.
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
Water
Water to establish; drought tolerant after.
Planting and soil
Plant spring or early fall, crown at soil level.
Feeding
None.
Pruning
Shear lightly after the first flush. Cut back to new growth in spring.
Through the year
Leaves in early spring. Blooms June into September.
If something's off
Rots in wet soil. Mildly toxic to cats in quantity, though most just roll in it.
Plays well with
Plant it with friends.
Why we stock it: Months of bloom and bee traffic from a tidy, easy plant.
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Deer Can't Even
Everything in it tastes terrible to deer.
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All bloom, no spray schedule.
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Forty square feet, big opinions.
4 plants · $165.92In a pot, any zone
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Deer-resistant border kit
Deer Can't Even
Everything in it tastes terrible to deer.
12 plants · $392.88Zones 5–8
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Office kit
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Three small plants, one desk.
3 plants · $45Indoors, any zone
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Drought garden kit
The Hot, Dry Bank
For the slope the hose doesn't reach.
14 plants · $554.86Zones 5–9
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The Pollinator Buffet
Open seating for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
14 plants · $424.86Zones 4–9
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For the spot the sun forgot.
8 plants · $151.92Zones 3–9
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Pick it, eat it, walk away.
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