Walker's Low Catmint

Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Lamiaceae
Plant Description: Member of the mint family. Despite its name it is not low-growing. Stunning dark lavender blue flowers provide great spring interest. If dead-headed or sheared will flower again in late-summer. Clumps of gray-green fragrant foliage provide attraction when not in bloom. This variety does not reseed.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 2-2.5' tall x 2.5-3' wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Gray-green
Bloom Colors: Blue, Lavender
Bloom Seasons: Summer
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Yes
Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Commercial Concepts
    • Garden Entrance
    • JVWCD Building
  • Design Path
    • Climate Control
    • Winter Interest
  • Localscapes Path
    • Park Strip #7
  • Maintenance Path
    • Moving Day
    • Outsmart Invaders
    • Rain Gardening
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter