Nepeta grandiflora ‘Summer Magic’

Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' is a compact and sturdy catmint with fragrant, violet flowers from summer to early fall.

Nepeta grandiflora ‘Summer Magic’ is an exciting catmint for the sunny border with a compact and sturdy habit to 18 inches tall and wide. It produces beautiful, free-flowering spikes of fragrant, violet flowers from summer into fall. Deadhead to encourage rebloom. Use in the border, containers, for mass plantings, and in pollinator and rock gardens. Heat and drought tolerant once established. Cats love the aroma released from bruised leaves and stems. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Common Name:  Catmint

Family:  Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-9

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Blue

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant

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Fragrance:  Yes

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Benefits:  Butterflies Bees Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Cool and moist to hot and dry sites, in scrub, grassy banks, stony slopes and in high mountains.

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