Name: Nepeta × faassenii - Catmint Drought-Tolerant Perennial
Brand: Nepeta
SKU: pda176
Price: 5.9 EUR
Availability: InStock

Nepeta x faassenii

€5,90

Nepeta x faassenii

€5,90

Organic

Sustainable

Locally grown

🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot

🚂 Ships across EU

🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps

☀️ Sun Loving
💦 Drought Tolerant
🌸 Long Flowering Season

Flower Color: Light Blue

Preferred Soil Type: Well-drained, Fertile, Adaptable

Sunlight: Full sun, Partial shade

Growth Habit: Upright

Origine: Eastern and Southern Europe

Nepeta × faassenii is cultivated for its aromatic gray-green foliage and masses of blue-lavender flowers.

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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✂️ 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 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.