Nepeta nuda 'Purple Cat'
(Catmint 'Purple Cat')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with tall stems and an upright, branching habit. Oblong to lanceolate leaves are mid-green, sometimes tinged with purple, and held on dark purple stems. Small, tubular, 2-lipped flowers are a pale shade of violet. The flowers are held in whorls on upright, branching stems and are produced from early through mid-summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Small, tubular, 2-lipped flowers are a pale shade of violet and are slightly paler towards the centres. The flowers are held in whorls on upright, branching stems and are produced in June and July.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Tubular, 2-lipped flowers held in whorls
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Aromatic leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape with scalloped margins. The leaves are mid-green and sometimes tinged purple. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on deep purple, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil.