Cat’s Pajamas Catmint

Well, Cat’s Pajamas Catmint really is exceptionally excellent, just like it sounds. This is a catmint unlike others, where the emphasis is not on the soft gray foliage, but on the flowers. The abundant flower stems bloom from top to bottom, to within inches of the ground, for weeks and weeks. A dense mound of indigo blue, it makes a striking accent among your other flowers, or a wonderful and colorful edging. Generally not much more than a foot tall, it forms a wide mound approaching 2 feet wide, and brings summer color in abundance. Not just any color, either, but a wonderful indigo-blue that compliments all other colors in your garden – and keeps on doing it week after week. Drought tolerant and sun loving, it will grow in most soils, as long as they aren’t wet. Grow it in flower beds, rock gardens, retaining walls or on slopes. It is great in containers too, combined with other sun-loving flowering plants.

• Low and broad perennial with abundant flowers
• Superb indigo-blue flowers all the way to ground-level
• Sun-loving and drought tolerant
• Aromatic soft green leaves
• Easy to grow in most gardens

Plant the Cat’s Pajamas Catmint in full sun – it loves the heat and warmth. Grow it in any kind of soil that is well-drained, including poor soils, gravels and sandy soils. Water young plants regularly, but once established it is drought tolerant and normally needs no attention to thrive. It is usually free of any serious pests or diseases, as long as the soil is dry, and it is not eaten by deer or rabbits. After blooming you can trim it back and encourage a second flush of blooms. In fall cut back to a couple of inches tall, and it will be back next spring more vigorous than before.