Catmint – Nepeta mussinii – approx 200 seeds
Enjoy the soft clumps with their long spikes of dainty lavender blue flowers from early summer. Impressive in the perennial or cottage border. Effective in walls, paving or rock gardens.
Best grown in full sun or part shade in well-drained, sandy soil. Makes an excellent ground cover beneath roses.
Compact and hardy – great for herbal teas – attracts bees to your garden.
Position
Sun or part shade.
Sow
Best sown directly in garden position, but can be started in trays of Seed Raising Mix and later transplanted for precise garden positioning. Keep moist but not too wet until seedlings appear.
Care
Cut back when plants become leggy. Feed regularly with soluble fertiliser and protect from snails with snail pellets.