I have a tiny little N.mussinii which, owing to bad placing, is always in dire danger of death by trampling. As it does indeed get stepped on, and frequently overlooked, I can testify to its general toughness, if nothing else. In truth, it is a nice little thing and deserves better placing - will have to dig out one of the rampaging Nepeta x faassennii types which are overtaking my gravel beds.

I have grown 'Little Titch' since 2005 starting with one small plant and now have as an edger along my 75+' ft driveway. It grows 8 inches high. After bloom fades we mow it back for rebloom.

Perhaps you can find this older variety at a lower cost.

I have Little Trudy here, and it got yellowed here in the spring when it started to grow before the soil was warm enough for the plant to be able to get any nutrition, and it survived that and greened up as it warmed. I'd say it is a nice one, grew well and spread out rather than up, so be prepared to divide it or give it room.

I have 'Cat's Meow' and I am lukewarm about it. Yes, I like the compact size, nice gray-green foliage, hardiness and re-bloom capability BUT the flower color is a washed out lavender blue. Very uninspiring. My other nepeta cultivars have much more vivid flower coloring.

There is a dwarf version of Walker's Low now, called Junior Walker. Anyone tried that? Is it really Walker's Low, color and flower power wise, but just smaller?

This weekend I just spotted Little Titch and scooped it up. It looks very promising! I hadn't seen any dwarf nepetas until now.

Some of the foliage in some of the containers was yellowing, but I would hope thats from container culture problems. I hope to get mine in the ground asap,

Any update on how these smaller catmints are faring over time? Picked up a few Cat's Meow yesterday & just now looking past the marketing material...

Little Trudy was a goner its second year, didn't recover from yellowing, so I guess things were too alkaline here for it. I have a Kit Kat that I bought last year, and it is in a different place and doing much better than Trudy. It is about a foot tall and spread about three feet since just last year. The bloom is okay, but not as abundant as Walker's Low. If the panicles are shorter to get the smaller plant, then there is just less bloom. I have Walker's Low, and it does great, but isn't small. It's about six feet wide and three feet high.

Would be nice to know if the new varieties are as divisible as Walker's Low. I turned one plant into a very long hedge in one season, which makes the price of a single plant less critical.

It took a couple of years to have enough plants of Little Titch to line my 75 ft driveway. Most of those were from self seeding though some were from divisions of the established plants. I started with one small plant.

I probably didn't have very good drainage at the time, so that was my mistake there.

Any new experiences with dwarf catmint cultivars?

It seems like there is a new one coming out called Summer Magic which looks like it is the "super" version (no flopping habit, endless flowering, moderate size, hardiness, etc)...kind of like Phenomenal Lavender and Rozanne Geranium are to their species. Haven't see one in person yet though.

Thanks for the information, . I'll look for it.

Have 'Cat's Meow' and 'Kitten Around' for a couple of years. 'Kitten Around' seemed more compact but did not bloom as well. Have 'Cat’s Pajamas' on order this year; another compact variety.

I looked through some varieties lists

Little Trudy - N. Psfike

General 10in H 16in W Lavender/Violet flowers

Little Titch - N. Racemosa

General 10in H 15in W Lavender/Violet flowers

Kit Kat - N. Faassinii

There seem to be both sterile and unsterile varieties out there of Kit Cat, but there seems to be some discrepancies in terms of flower color Lavender/Light Blue? General 15in H and 18in W the info on this one is a little weird as it's not standardized when searched. I also saw 8in H 15in W for it as well.

I'm trying to settle on a dwarf Nepeta Cultivar to pot outside in zone 9a (High Desert).

I'm thinking of getting the littles though Kit Kat seemed to be the smallest.

I would avoid Kit Kat. since in my experience confirms It is not sterile. Several years ago I planted it and the next year had seedlings everywhere. I removed and disposed of the the parent plant immediately

I have Little Titch. I've been growing it for a little more than a year. No seedlings yet.

I’ve had Little Trudy for 3 years and I love it!