Product Description
Nepeta faassenii 'Cat's Meow' PP24472 (25) Bare Root Plants
Common Name: Catmint, Catnip
Truly the “cat’s meow”! Unlike most Nepetas that have a bit of a wild, unkempt look, this first class selection keeps its tidy, dense, rounded shape all season long. Its small, grey-green, aromatic leaves are topped with well-branched stems carrying spikes of sky blue flowers with purple calyxes from early summer into early fall.
‘Cat’s Meow’ has everything today’s gardeners are looking for: a low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, long blooming perennial that looks great all season. When Nepeta's stems are broken, they release an aroma into the air that tends to attract cats, thus its common name, Catmint.
Nepetas are easy to grow perennials that provide a beautiful show of color all summer long. They prefer to be planted in full sun and ordinary, well-drained soil. Shearing the plant back in the springtime will promote more compact growth. In addition, cutting plants back by half after their first bloom tends to stimulate a second bloom cycle.
2025 Proven Winners National Landscape Perennial of the Year®
Height: 17 - 20 Inches
Spread: 24 - 36 Inches
Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Flower Color: Purple-blue shades, Blue shades
Foliage Color: Green shades
Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)
Low to Average Water Needs
Poor to Average Soil Quality
Bloomtime: Early Summer - Early Fall, Long Blooming
Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Bee Friendly
Deer and Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate: Medium
Border Plant, Cut Flower, Cut Foliage, Drought Tolerant, Easy To Grow, Fragrant Flowers, Fragrant Foliage, Mass Planting