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Sat, Oct 6, 12 at 20:13
| This sterile nepeta hybrid was rated very highly by the Chicago Botanic Garden trials. I put in a few small plants of this cultivar in early August and now the plants are getting large and flowering. The bloom spikes are surprisingly large and the color is stunning. The bees love it. It has quite a different and much more refined garden presence than 'Six Hills Giant' or 'Walkers Low'.
Does anyone else grow it? Just wondering what to expect from it in subsequent seasons. So far it is a winner! |
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- Posted by SunnyBorders 5A (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 12 at 23:20
| No, ispahan, but thank you for the information. Will pursue. |
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| I love reading about a gardener's experiences with a new plant. Thank you very much ispahan. (This past season was the first full season in the ground for a "Walkers Low" in my garden and the one specimen did just as I wanted. Wonderful flowers, nice foliage and it became a fixture for my cat...he would often sleep or observe the wildlife from beside this particular plant.) |
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| Is it my imagination or wasn't a GW member 'trying out' some other nepeta this past season with the distinguishing feature being chartreuse coloured foliage...something like that. Maybe it was our echinaceamaniac? |
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| I realize it was only August when you put them in but might you be able to post some pictures? |
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- Posted by Blossom_Designer 5 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 7, 12 at 12:14
| I tend to be suspicious of the "sterile" adjective. Would love to know whether it really doesn't reseed. Did it produce any babies this season? |
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