Scientific Name:	Nepeta x faassenii cvs.
Pronunciation:	NEP-ih-tuh ex fass-EN-ee-eye
Common Name:	catmint
Family Name:	Lamiaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves ovate 3-8 cm long, rounded toothed, very strong odour when crushed; florets to 1 cm wide, blue-violet (some white cvs.).
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Arching, Pendulous, Spreading Form: Mounded, Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin ( N. racemosa x N. nepetella) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Low, Summer dry Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fragrance, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Cultivars shown or on campus may include N. 'Walker's Low', N. 'Dropmore'N. 'Snowflake'. Compare to catnip: Nepeta cataria

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Distinctive smell, Pubescent Colour in Fall: Bluish Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Obtuse Bases: Truncate Margins: Crenate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Verticillaster Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Violet Flower Scent: Sweet Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green, Red

Propagation:	Division - above ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant
Specific Pests:	CATS!

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Walker's Low (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZE) GAZebo East : cv. Snowflake (GAZN) GAZebo North : cv. Dropmore Hybrid (MCC) Main Campus Courtyard : cv. Walker's Low Location Map

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