Nepeta Faassenii 'Kit Kat'
Article by: Alan Summers
Finally a Truly Compact Nepeta!
As a group, the various forms of Nepeta faassenii, commonly called Catmint, have a lot going for them. They are long-lived, easy-to-grow, drought , Mulch Your Spring Flower Bulbs in the Fall for a Beautiful Spring Display tolerant and long-blooming. The deer don't like them and the butterflies love them. In fact in some gardens , Relaxation in the Starts With a Swing Bed nepeta is the perennial , Want a Garden but Not Enough Room or Soil? Then Hydroponics Gardening could be for You that is most attractive to butterflies, rivaling even the shrub , An Introduction to Bonsai Maple Trees butterfly bush. Nepetas are widely used in English perennial , Teak Garden Furniture borders massed as a foreground plant, , Mulchers - A Buying Guide and as an edger. To date nepetas have had one major drawback, they tend to sprawl in a floppy manner. A few years ago a variety called 'Walker's Low' was introduced from England and was quickly heralded as the long sought compact nepeta. When 'Walker's Low' proved to be just as tall-growing and floppy as the other nepetas, it turned out that 'Walker's Low' is the name of a place , 3 Easy Tips for Successful Container Gardening in England and has nothing to do with the height of the plant. , The Design Principle of Unity in Gardening and Landscaping Now with the 2006 introduction of 'Kit Kat', there is finally a compact neater Nepeta faassenii.
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'Kit Kat' will add color , Get your Garden Cooking with Friable Soil to your garden , Mint: The Herb of Hospitality throughout the summer. , An Outdoor Swing is A Great Way to Relax The leaves are grey-green and are toped with spikes of small clusters of lavender blue flowers , A Few Simple Facts About Purple Martins from June until August. At 15-18 inches high, it is not only smaller in height, but smaller in all of its parts. 'Kit Kat' has smaller leaves and flowers, , Teak Garden Furniture but the flowers , Home Garden are much more numerous than other nepetas. It will thrive in sunny, dry areas, but also tolerates light , Solar Garden s shade, if the drainage is good. 'Kit Kat' is ideal as an edger, especially for an herb garden, , Get your Cooking with Friable Soil as well as for summer , Seeding Your Lawn, Laid Bare color massed in front of shrubbery or to dress down foundation plantings.
Planting and Care
Plant 24 inches apart in well-drained soil. , Mint: The Herb of Hospitality
Shearing the plant , Lawn Care Business Owners - Don't Buy Yourself A Job back in the springtime will promote even more compact growth.
Cutting plants , Mint: The Herb of Hospitality back by half, after each bloom cycle, stimulates additional bloom cycles.
Fertilize with Flower-Tone.
Hardy in Zones 4-8. Click here to view 'Kit Kat' on the Carroll Gardens , Popular Adirondack Chairs - Everything You Need To Know website. |
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