Nepeta mussinii Spreng. ex Henckel
Persian catmint
Persian catmint is a low, spreading herbaceous perennial of the mint family, native to the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran rather than to Britain. The name is widely used in gardens for a compact plant with small, grey-green aromatic leaves and loose sprays of violet to lilac-blue flowers carried over a long stretch of summer.
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Persian catmint is a low, spreading herbaceous perennial of the mint family, native to the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran rather than to Britain. The name is widely used in gardens for a compact plant with small, grey-green aromatic leaves and loose sprays of violet to lilac-blue flowers carried over a long stretch of summer. It is one of the parents of the popular garden catmints and is grown as an ornamental rather than as a wild plant.
It thrives in full sun on light, free-draining soil and copes well with dry conditions once established, making it a reliable choice for the front of a sunny border, gravel gardens and edging. The flowers are a strong draw for bees and other pollinators, and cutting the plant back after the first flush often brings a second show of bloom. As a cultivated species it suits ornamental and pollinator plantings but is not a component of native British wildflower mixes.
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