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Nepeta x psfike 'Little Trudy®' PP#18,904 (Catmint) is a compact, long-blooming Catmint with warm purple flowers that bloom from late spring through summer, attracting bees and butterflies. Finely textured aromatic foliage will help to deter deer and rabbits.
Zones
4 - 9
Advantages
Bee Friendly
Attract Butterflies
Attract Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant
Groundcover
Great For Mass Plantings
Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks)
Good For Containers
Good Rockgarden Or Alpine Plant
Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
Water Tolerance
Low-Water
Mature Height
8-10" tall
Mature Spread
12-16" wide
Bloom Time
Late spring to early fall
Shipping Details
Shipping begins the week of May 8th, 2023 Learn More…
SKU
HC018078
USDA Hardiness Planting Zones
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
(10” tall x 12-16” wide) Nepeta x psfike 'Little Trudy®' PP#18,904 (Catmint) is the most compact Catmint cultivar, making it an excellent choice for the front edge of the perennial border, containers, rock gardens, or groundcovers. The flowers have a definite pink tinge to the blue flowers and is distinct from other x faassenii type Nepeta. The plant is sterile and not a weedy re-seeder, though it will naturalize and spread over time. A 2008 Plant Select® award-winner. Recommended companion plants include Sundrops (Calylophus), Blue Flax (Linum), English Lavender (Lavandula) and Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium).
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Associated SKUs
HC018078 HC017527 (Plant - 5" Deep Pot) - Out of stock. HC018053 (Tray of 9) - Out of stock.
Bee Friendly, Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Groundcover, Great For Mass Plantings, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Good For Containers, Good Rockgarden Or Alpine Plant, Rabbit Resistant
Ideal Region
Northeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Coastal California
Planting Time
Spring / Summer, Fall
Ships To Canada
No
Planting Guides
Tips for Growing Catmint (Nepeta)
The Catmints (Nepeta) are some of our best garden perennials being long-lived, very easy-to-grow, resistant to browsing animals (deer and rabbits). Catmints are an excellent source of nectar for honeybees and butterflies and are a great beginner's perennial.
Many species are excellent in the xeric (low-water garden) and they grow well in a wide range of soil types, including dry clay. They grow well with at least a half day of sun, but flower best in full sun. We recommend planting only sterile hybrids and avoiding any Nepeta that are propagated from seed. The seed-grown Catmints can be aggressively weedy, spreading themselves throughout the garden and crowding out neighboring perennials.
The varieties we offer are outstanding, sterile (no seeds), long-blooming varieties:
Nepeta faassenii 'Select Blue' - This low growing, non-spreading plant has beautiful lavender-blue flowers. In early summer after the first flush of flowers have faded, shear off the flower spikes just above the foliage to get the plants to re-bloom again later in the summer.
Nepeta 'Walker's Low' - has showy deep blue flowers on tall flower spikes. 'Walker's Low' grows as a neat, non-suckering, well behaved plant and blooms for many months from late spring into mid-summer. Deadheading (shearing off the faded flower spikes just above the foliage) will encourage stronger re-blooming.
View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.
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Zone
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Zone 2
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Zone 3
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Zone 4
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Zone 5
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Zone 6
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Zone 7
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Zone 8
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Zone 9
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Zone 10
Shipping begins the week of May 8th, 2023
As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and spring-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.
Perennials and spring-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Perennial and spring-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service toll-free at (800) 925-9387 or contact us by email.
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 is a compact, long-blooming Catmint with warm purple flowers that bloom from late spring through summer, attracting bees and butterflies. Finely textured aromatic foliage will help to deter deer and rabbits.)
