Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant

Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant

€5,90
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Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant
  • Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant
  • Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant
Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant

Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant

€5,90
Organic
Sustainable
Locally grown

🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot

🚂  Ships across EU

🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps

☁️ Loves afternoon shade
💧 Drought tolerant
🌸 Long flowering season
🪴 Grows well in pots or in the ground
❄️ Hardy perennial
💐 Fragrant foliage
Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Sunlight: Partial shade, Full sun

Growth Habit: Spreading

Origine: Eastern and Southern Europe

Nepeta x faassenii Six Hill's Giant is a slightly spreading variety of Nepeta, bearing the same grey-green foliage and delicate lavendar flowers and boasting both drought tolerance and an ability to withstand even lower temperatures.

The flowers are small but showy, abundant, two-lipped, trumpet-shaped, and lavender-colored.

The leaves give off a scent of mint, buckwheat, and wool (I think?), which can drive some cats completely crazy.

This has given the whole genus the nickname "catnip," though the one with greater powers is the sister Nepeta cataria.
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Gardening Tips

✂️Continuous blooming is encouraged by removing spent flowers.
👨‍🌾 Make sure your soil is well draining, because while catnip can handle drought and frost - it cannot handle soggy roots!
☁️ It is extremely drought-tolerant but prefers a bit of afternoon shade in the hot southern climates.
The Botany

Other Names

Faassen's catmint
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The Myth

The seeds of Nepeta × faassenii are predominantly sterile, so the plant will not reseed as an invasive species, unlike some other Nepeta species.

Why is it called catnip?

The nepetalactone contained in some species of the genus Nepeta binds to the olfactory receptors of cats, usually causing temporary euphoria that makes them roll and shudder with pure joy.

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