Nepeta nuda 'Anne's Choice'
(Catmint 'Anne's Choice')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with tall, upright stems. Oblong to lanceolate leaves are mid-green, sometimes tinged purple, and are held on deep reddish-purple stems. Small, tubular, 2-lipped flowers are pale lilac-pink. The Blooms are held in whorls on upright, branching stems and are produced from early through mid-summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Small, but prolific, tubular, 2-lipped flowers are a pale shade of lilac-pink. The blooms are held in whorls on upright, branching stems and are produced in June and July.
Flower colour: Pink
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 occasionally tinged with purple. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright, reddish-purple stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil.