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Catmint

Catmint (Nepeta racemosa)
Stefan.lefnaer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Catmint in flower
In flower · (c) Michael Andresek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY

Nepeta racemosa

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

Long gray-green bloom for a hot edge

EasyFlowers
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry–medium
Mature size
1–2 ft
Spacing
18 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers May–Sep
How it spreads
Perennial
What to buy
Plants.
When to plant
Plant May or September.

In the design

Shear it after the first flush. Walker's Low and similar are the garden types.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
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Wetland indicator
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