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'Cat's Pajamas' Catmint Nepeta hybrid

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
14" 20"
Height: 12" - 14"
Spread: 18" - 20"
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    Features

    A long blooming perennial that’s perfect in small areas of the landscape. Indigo blue flowers are produced all the way from the soil to the tips, providing an intense splash of color when it’s in bloom. Rosy purple calyxes extend the color when the blooms are past peak.

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    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 14 Inches
    Spacing: 
    18 - 20 Inches
    Spread: 
    18 - 20 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Shade: 
    Indigo blue
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Get ideas for growing catmint plants in your garden. 

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers full sun and average, well-drained soil of low to average moisture. Plants respond well to shearing to promote rebloom.

    'Cat's Pajamas' Nepeta hybrid USPPAF 31,127, Can PBRAF
  • 18 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • Wow another Proven Winner........I amended the soil and added drip and a slow release fertilizer and they just kept growing all summer long in the full sun Texas heat!!!! LOVE IT

      Michelle
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 15 weeks ago
    • The first flush of blooms are amazing. Unfortunately that all you really get. I have sheared back as suggested on this site and the reblooms are pretty dismal.

      Kristine
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • Loved this plant! Unfortunately the neighborhood cats loved it to pieces! Chewed on it and then slept on our driveway in a stupor. Must affect them like catnip! What else would be as pretty without attracting cats?

      Julie Trinklein
      , Michigan
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I bought 7 cat payamas from Lowe’s. The picture is true representation. They look fantastic in my garden, they have bloomed nonstop since I planted them, I also heard that they are good for keeping the mosquito away. Very happy with my cat payamas.

      Marcia Ovalle
      , Colorado
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I planted several Cat's Pajamas in the spring of 2019. I bought them from a local garden center; they were not very big, but they were healthy, so I crossed my fingers I would see them again the next year. They came back this year twice the size. Very full bloom spikes, just like Proven Winners' pictures. The color and size are also represented well in the pictures. They are the first perennials in my garden to start blooming at the end of April. Bees love them. This is a fantastic plant. I plan on obtaining many more to plant anywhere I can tuck them in.

      Lisa G.
      , Pennsylvania
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • The plants arrived in beautiful condition. The were healthy and blooming. They added instant beauty to my spring garden. I have a feeling they are going to be my new favorite. And, my cat seems to like them. I’m about to order more for a Mother’s Day gift.

      Lora
      , Indiana
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • Jody Shaul
      , North Carolina
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • raghu Kolupoti
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
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