{"title":"Nepeta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe genus \u003cem\u003eNepeta\u003c\/em\u003e contains roughly 250 species of herbs native to Europe, North Africa, and temperate parts of Asia, but has been spread worldwide by gardeners. It is in the mint family (Lamiaceae) which is apparent as soon as you look at the 2-lipped flowers or smell the leaves, some of which have a minty scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, if your cat smells nepeta (especially \u003cem\u003eNepeta cataria\u003c\/em\u003e), its response will be different than yours. Cat noses can pick up a particular compound in the leaves called nepetalactone which creates a short-lived euphoric response. Gardeners prefer to grow nepeta cultivars such as 'Walker's Low' that have been selected for a shorter, bushier, more floriferous habit and for sterility.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNepeta in the Garden\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eInsects, deer, and bunnies do not like to eat nepeta...I guess mint is not their thing. Nepeta prefers a full sun site and is tolerant of humidity, heat, dry soils, and coastal conditions. Nepeta \u003ca title=\"More flowers that attract hummingbirds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/top-hummingbird-attracting-plants\"\u003eflowers attract hummingbirds\u003c\/a\u003e as well as bees and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCatmint Companion Plants\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTry combining with \u003ca title=\"buddleia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/butterfly-bush-buddleia-davidii-plant-buddleja\"\u003ebuddleia\u003c\/a\u003e, chasmanthium, and \u003ca title=\"ornamental grasses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/decorative-ornamental-grasses-tall-small-dwarf-plant-varieties\"\u003eornamental grasses\u003c\/a\u003e for a nice textural contrast. Just watch out for the kitty crack-heads.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nepeta-purple-haze-pp-23180","title":"Nepeta Purple Haze PP 23180","description":"\u003cp\u003eNepeta 'Purple Haze' is a catmint hybrid from our friends at Terra Nova that looks nothing like any catmint we've ever seen. The 10\" tall x 4' wide mound of soft green aromatic foliage is topped, starting in mid-April, with hot dog-shaped spikes of blue-lavender flowers...quite unusual for a catmint. Come to think of it, it looks like something you'd smoke back in the sixties while listening to Jimi Hendrix bang out its namesake song. For us, Nepeta 'Purple Haze' flowers heavily in spring, then if cut back hard, will flower again in late summer and fall.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21029393349,"sku":"9597","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Nepeta-Purple-Haze-PP-23180.i-9597.s-65417.r-1.jpg?v=1791987929"},{"product_id":"nepeta-cats-pajamas-pp-31127-catmint","title":"Nepeta Cats Pajamas PP 31127","description":"\u003cp\u003eNepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' is a true breakthrough in catmint breeding. This creation from the breeders at Walters Gardens forms a very dense, compact, symmetrical ball of tiny fragrant foliage, smothered, starting for us in mid-April, with stalks of small lavender flowers. In our trials, this selection stood out from all the other similar new introductions...a great way to attract cats, but not deer--a true showpiece in the garden that's best when used in mass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCatmints are very low maintenance perennials. At the end of the season, we like to cut the plant to the ground for aesthetics, but this certainly isn't required for the health of the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll \u003ca title=\"nepeta plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/nepeta\"\u003enepeta plants\u003c\/a\u003e prefer full sun and drier conditions, along with good drainage, which is very important. Smaller clones of catmint like 'Cat's Pajamas' must be placed carefully, so they will not be overrun by larger growing perennials.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis amazing selection has a long bloom time in the summer garden. Because of their size, they can easily to fitted around other perennials, so that they will knit together and create a solid groundcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll catnips produce nectar that is preferred by a wide array of bees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32290567979095,"sku":"16656","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Nepeta-Cats-Pajamas-PP-31127.i-16656.s-66214.r-1_00182062-c2ae-4af6-a6af-aecb02d00072.jpg?v=1774557959"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Nepeta-Cats-Pajamas-1900x350_568f1743-7117-4f01-83da-98ddf0346bd2.jpg?v=1686142707","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/nepeta.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}