Nepeta Mussinii - Catmint

The easy lavender — and in many ways the better one. Nepeta mussinii forms a low, tumbling mound of aromatic, silver-grey foliage topped with endless spikes of soft lavender-blue flowers that give you the classic blue-haze look without the fuss. Tougher, hardier, and faster to establish than lavender, blooming in its first year from seed.

The perfect plant for softening the hard lines of a path, spilling over the edge of a raised bed, or creating a river of blue under roses. Listed on the RHS Plants for Pollinators — bees find it irresistible.

• Nepeta mussinii — Hardy Perennial (H7)
• Height: 30–45cm | Flowers: May–September
• Sow indoors February–April or direct spring; surface sow
• Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil
• Cut back after first flush for a second wave of flowers
• RHS Plants for Pollinators listed — outstanding bee plant

Plant it along a path edge and let it spill. It will look as though it has been there for years within a single season.