Purrsian Blue Catmint
Nepeta faassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’ PP24788
24–36″ tall; 12–36″ wide
Zone 3
Full sun
Original price was: $20.$16Current price is: $16.
A compact, neatly mounded perennial valued for its soft gray-green foliage and abundant lavender-blue flower spikes that bloom from late spring into summer. Its tidy habit makes it especially well-suited for edging, mass plantings, and smaller garden spaces where a refined look is desired. The fragrant foliage and nectar-rich flowers attract bees and butterflies while remaining unappealing to deer. Purrsian Blue thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, offering excellent drought tolerance once established. Occasional shearing after flowering encourages fresh growth and repeat blooms with very little maintenance.
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.