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Little Trudy® Nepeta

Nepeta x 'Psfike' PP#18904

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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.
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Description

(10” tall x 12-16” wide) Nepeta x psfike 'Little Trudy®' (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).

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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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 fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-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 at (801) 769-0300 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Late spring to early fall

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Groundcover
  • Mass Plantings
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Container Planting
  • Rock Gardens
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

8-10" tall

Mature Spread

12-16" wide

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Clay Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Compost Enriched Garden Loam Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average
  • Waterwise

Planting Time

  • Fall

Awards

Plant Select®

Growing Zones

  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9

Ships As

Potted Plant

Can Send To PO Box

No

Ships to Hawaii & Alaska

No

Overall rating: 4.2 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Every single plant died

"I purchased these as supplements to fill in an area near street. Same variety transplanted from my sisters garden have all thrived. Plants purchased from high country gardens planted in same location with same care all died. I won't purchase from HCG again."

— Trying X. (1/5)

Little Trudy Nepeta

"I'm very happy with my Little Trudy Nepeta plants. They survived some snow after being planted for just a week! I'm anxious to see their growth during the summer. Great choice for one of my flower beds."

— Red (5/5)

Bumble Bee Cafe

"Attractive perennial for 12"" hanging basket and 18"" shallow clay pot on stand. Bumble Bees visit the many petite purple flowers Jul to Sep, survived a couple winters in containers."

— Farmer D. (5/5)

Mini catmint fits perfectly in thin bed in front of the hous

"I love carmint and have the regular sized ones inside my garden fence. I needed a drought tolerant, easy, sun loving plant against the low wall in front of my house. The smaller catmint, smaller stems and leaves and flowers fit into the boarder space without crossing over onto the sidewalk. Looks and smells beautiful. It was so tiny when it arrived, I had my doubts. When the heat wave came, I watered it daily and it sprouted up magnificently. It is still growing up and out but within bounds. This is a great border choice with the bright pink salvia I ordered and all white gauras I purchased locally."

— Julie (5/5)

Thriving!

"I planted 12 of these this spring. They are blooming and forming the hedge that i wanted. Would recommend and buy again!"

— Tara (5/5)

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