Nepeta faassenii

  • Nepeta faassenii  catmint
catmint

This vigorous groundcover perennial makes a soft, gray green undulating mound 1 to 2 feet high, 2 to 3 foot spread covered with tiny lavender blue flowers in summer, shear back for a repeat bloom. Full sun, quite drought and deer resistant. Good beneficial insect plant, it makes a good informal groundcover.