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 , Garden for Birds #4 tolerant and long-blooming. The deer don't like them and the butterflies love them. In fact in some gardens , Building A Foot Bridge nepeta is the perennial , Gardening and Flowers that is most attractive to butterflies, rivaling even the shrub , Earthworms in the Garden/Earthworm Facts butterfly bush. Nepetas are widely used in English perennial , Waterfall Ponds borders massed as a foreground plant, , Flowers, An Annual Event 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 , Dill: Scandinavia's Most Important Culinary Herb in England and has nothing to do with the height of the plant. , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies Now with the 2006 introduction of 'Kit Kat', there is finally a compact neater Nepeta faassenii.
Add Continual Summer , Garden for Birds #4 Color to Your Garden
'Kit Kat' will add color , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies to your garden , How to Pick Up the Most Necessary ing Tools? throughout the summer. , Garden Makeover On A Budget The leaves are grey-green and are toped with spikes of small clusters of lavender blue flowers , Building A Foot Bridge 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, , Spring ing Bulbs but the flowers , Greenhouse Buying Guide - Choosing The Right Greenhouse are much more numerous than other nepetas. It will thrive in sunny, dry areas, but also tolerates light , I Was Asked if I Had Any Stepping Stone Molds shade, if the drainage is good. 'Kit Kat' is ideal as an edger, especially for an herb garden, , Kill 'em or Cure 'em : Moving Houseplants Outside for the Summer as well as for summer , Tips for Garden Decoration color massed in front of shrubbery or to dress down foundation plantings.
Planting and Care
Plant 24 inches apart in well-drained soil. , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 2
Shearing the plant , ing Around Tree Roots back in the springtime will promote even more compact growth.
Cutting plants , How to Pick Up the Most Necessary Gardening Tools? 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 , ing and Flowers website. |
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