Walker's Low is my favorite Catmint. Very easy care and never needs watering. Once it starts blooming in the spring it just keeps going until frost.
Nepetalactone, the oil in Catnip, is a mosquito, fly, roach, and termite repellant. This perennial plant also has a history as a medicinal herb. The natural oil within the leaves has been proven to be ten times more effective than DEET at repelling mosquitoes.
Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
Lemon Catnip (Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora') produces heavy clusters of white blossoms in the mid to late summer. In addition to the well-known effect of its leaves on cats, catnip's blooms are very attractive to bees and butterflies. Catnip attracts lacewings, a beneficial insect that feeds on a variety of garden pests, including aphids. Catnip also reportedly helps to repel mosquitoes, flea beetles, and ants.
Catmint, Nepeta x faassenii 'Select Blue' is a High Country Gardens introduction.
Low mounds of grayish green foliage, stays compact, reblooms.
