Walker's Low catmint
Nepeta × faassenii‘Walker's Low’
Also called catmint.
Billowing gray-green perennial with lavender-blue flower spikes from late spring into fall. Despite the name it reaches about 75 cm.
Size over time
Typical landscape size 0.6–0.9 m (2–3 ft) tall and 0.6–0.9 m (2–3 ft) wide; fast growth, about 2 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.45) from the #1 install size.
Bloom
Lavender-blue flowers, May–Sep (northern-hemisphere months; timing shifts with region and season).
| Plant | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker's Low catmint : May–Sep |
Design notes
- Shear by half after the first flush for repeat bloom.
- Flops open in rich, wet soil.
- Deer and rabbits leave it alone.
Regions
Native range: Garden hybrid.
Not recorded as native to any of the three pilot regions.
Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.
Related plants
Plan with Walker's Low catmint
Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.