Nepeta × faassenii
Garden catnip
Common names: Blue catnip, Faassen's catnip
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Description
The garden catnip is a vigorous perennial that blooms from May to October, producing lavender-blue flower spikes on aromatic, gray-green foliage. It attracts bees and bumblebees throughout the summer and serves as a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant groundcover that pairs well with roses. Unlike true catnip, this sterile hybrid does not self-seed.
Care instructions
Plant in well-draining, slightly lean soil in full sun, avoid waterlogged or heavy, wet soils. Water is rarely needed after establishment. After the first flowering flush, cut the clump back by half at the end of June to encourage a second, abundant bloom. In spring, remove the old foliage close to the ground before new growth appears.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, well-drained, lean, lime-loving, dry
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 34 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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