Grown and shipped in 3-1/2″ Perennial Pots. This perennial has grey green foliage and flowers during. Noted for its neat and tidy habit, Nepeta faassenii Purrsian Blue (Catmint) is a compact herbaceous perennial forming a dense, rounded clump of small.

Grown and shipped in 3-1/2″ Perennial Pots. A compact hardy groundcover that displays masses of blue tubular flowers on long spikes. Long BloomingĪttracts Wings: Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bee FriendlyĬritter Resistant: Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Soil Chemistry: Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0)īloomtime: Early Summer, Midsummer, Late Summer, Early Fall.

Soil Quality: Poor Soil Quality Average Soil Quality Water Requirements: Low Water Needs Average Water Needs When Nepeta’s stems are broken, they release an aroma into the air that tends to attract cats, thus its common name, Catmint. ‘Purrisan Blue’ has everything today’s gardeners are looking for: a low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, long blooming perennial that looks great all season. Periwinkle blue flowers are coddled by dark purple calyxes just above the aromatic foliage from early summer into early fall. This is a very floriferous selection whose flower power is amplified by its having its flowers spaced closely together on the stems. In year two, the plant maintains its compact mounding habit but nearly doubles its spread to just over two feet across. In its first year, ‘Purrsian Blue’ forms a small, perfectly rounded, densely branched clump of tiny, green leaves. Common Name: Catmint, Like ‘Cat’s Meow’, this selection shares an improved tidy habit, though it is a bit smaller and more compact in size overall.

Blue cat mint