Nepeta x faasenii 'Lemon Purrfection' - CATMINT 'LEMON PURRFECTION'
Compact tidy growth, golden-yellow foliage that doesn't fade in the summer + lavender blue flowers in clusters above the leaves = all season-interest plant.
Low mounds, long flowering season - flowers continuously without the need of cutting back.
Drought, heat, rabbit and deer proof.
Blooming Time: May/June to October, peak in the early to mid summer
Size: 10-12" tall x 16-18" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: Full sun, partial sun, average soils, avoid heavy waterlogged soils
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-dry to dry
Origin: selected by the Walters Garden, Zeeland, Michigan. Plant is patented under number PP35867 and unlicensed propagation is prohibited. All Nepeta x faasenii come originally from Faasen Nurseries in Netherlands, where parent plants of Eurasian species of Nepeta were crossed in the 19th and 20th century (Nepeta racemosa x Nepeta nepetella)
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no / pollinator friendly (attracts honey bees, some native bees).
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, and attracts small birds
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Plant combinations: Ideal edging perennial, superior "filling" plant, easy to grow and low maintenance plant, that can be combined with majority of common perennials, shorter shrubs, roses and grasses. Best combinations are achieved with combining with more rough structures and big flowers - for example Echinacea, Hemerocallis, bearded Iris, Peaonia, Hemerocallis, Rudbeckia, etc.
Pot size: round Proven Winner pot (quart) 4.23 tall" x 5" deep pot
Picture copyright: Walters Gardens
Nepeta x faasenii 'Lemon Purrfection' - CATMINT 'LEMON PURRFECTION'
Compact tidy growth, golden-yellow foliage that doesn't fade in the summer + lavender blue flowers in clusters above the leaves = all season-interest plant.
Low mounds, long flowering season - flowers continuously without the need of cutting back.
Drought, heat, rabbit and deer proof.
Blooming Time: May/June to October, peak in the early to mid summer
Size: 10-12" tall x 16-18" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: Full sun, partial sun, average soils, avoid heavy waterlogged soils
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-dry to dry
Origin: selected by the Walters Garden, Zeeland, Michigan. Plant is patented under number PP35867 and unlicensed propagation is prohibited. All Nepeta x faasenii come originally from Faasen Nurseries in Netherlands, where parent plants of Eurasian species of Nepeta were crossed in the 19th and 20th century (Nepeta racemosa x Nepeta nepetella)
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no / pollinator friendly (attracts honey bees, some native bees).
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, and attracts small birds
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
Plant combinations: Ideal edging perennial, superior "filling" plant, easy to grow and low maintenance plant, that can be combined with majority of common perennials, shorter shrubs, roses and grasses. Best combinations are achieved with combining with more rough structures and big flowers - for example Echinacea, Hemerocallis, bearded Iris, Peaonia, Hemerocallis, Rudbeckia, etc.
Pot size: round Proven Winner pot (quart) 4.23 tall" x 5" deep pot
Picture copyright: Walters Gardens