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Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 10:50
| nepeta grandiflora "wildcat". Saw this in a gardening magazine. Grows 4feet tall x 5 ft wide, blooms for 4 months, remains upright, don't cut back, the bracts are showy.
Anyone heard of this or growing it? |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 16:04
| Got 4 stars at the Chicago Botanical Garden's performance trials so can't be too far off the mark (Six Hill's Giant and Walker's Low both rated 5 stars). I'd recommend a mild haircut/trim in July to rejuvenate bloom and keep the plant from getting too floppy. Many garden soils are just too rich for nepeta and the plants will flop. |
Here is a link that might be useful: CBG catmint plant evaluations
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| I've been growing it for 5 or 6 years. Big, sprawling and handsome. Put it with big plants. |
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- Posted by Skippy1936 5a (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 12 at 10:37
| Thanks for responding and the link. I thought it was supposed to be more upright. I really like nepeta in the spring. |
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