Catmint and Nepeta: The Ultimate Low-Maintenance Perennial

Catmint and Nepeta: The Ultimate Low-Maintenance PerennialCatmint (Nepeta x faassenii and related species) produces soft clouds of lavender-blue flowers from late spring through autumn, is extraordinarily drought-tolerant once established, attracts bees and butterflies relentlessly, and requires only one hard cutback per year.Growing GuidePlant catmint in full sun to light shade in well-drained soil. After the first main flush of flowers in October–November, cut back by two-thirds to a low mou…