Nepeta subsessilis 'Blue Dreams'
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Discovered By - Raised by Jelitto Seed Company
Year of Introduction - 2006
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 60cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Aromatic, mid to dark green leaves are ovate to heart-shaped with coarsely toothed margins. Funnel-shaped, 2-lipped flowers are a dark shade of violet-blue. The lower petal of each Bloom is paler and marked with deep purple speckles. The Blooms are held in densely whorled spikes atop upright stems and are produced from midsummer into early autumn. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Funnel-shaped, 2-lipped flowers are dark violet-blue. The lower lip of each bloom is paler with deep purple speckles. The blooms are held in whorled spikes atop upright stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: Funnel-shaped, 2-lipped flowers in whorled spikes
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Aromatic, mid to dark green leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape with Dentate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to cordate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division, seed
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive soil that is well drained.