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Walker's Low Nepeta

Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'

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• Nepeta x 'Walker's Low' (Catmint) is a robust selection that thrives in harsh conditions, making it an indispensable addition to the waterwise garden
• Aromatic gray-green foliage is a delight to the senses, but keeps browsing deer and rabbits at bay
• Long-blooming lavender-blue flowers are nectar rich and provide a lasting food source for pollinators, especially honeybees and bumblebees
• Remarkably low-maintenance and tolerant of humidity and salt, this easy to grow perennial is perfect for rock gardens, sidewalk gardens, and perennial borders
• 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year and Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit recipient

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Description

2007 Perennial Plant of the Year 18-24" tall x 18" wide. Nepeta x 'Walker's Low' (Catmint) (named after a place in England, not its growth habit) is a stunning non-reseeding Catmint selection with attractive, crinkled blue-green foliage and a profusion of deep lavender-blue flowers. Cut back just above ground-level in mid-spring after the first flush of blooms. Shear off faded flowers in June to re-bloom. Nepeta 'Walker's Low' thrives in harsh conditions. A rugged, easy-to-grow addition to any xeriscape, Walker's Low Catmint makes a fine companion plant to silver-leaved Artemisia or Blue Avena Grass (Helictotrichon). (Cutting propagated)

Planting & Care

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.

More in-depth guidance for growing and maintaining Catmint (Nepeta) plants: Growing Nepeta: Pick the Best and Enjoy the Show.

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Advantages
  • Bee Friendly
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Easy To Grow
  • Fragrant
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
Bloom Time
Late spring to summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Waterwise
Soil Type
  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Mature Height
18-24" tall
Mature Spread
18" wide
Growing Zones
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
Ideal Region
  • Suitable Above 7000 ft
  • Anywhere In The US
  • Midwest
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Southwest
  • West
Neonicotinoid Free
Yes
Non-GMO
No
Ships As
Potted Plant
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