Just about any yellow-flowering plant looks good alongside catmint, but those sharing similar growing requirements and bloom times include Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’, Achillea ‘Moonshine’ yarrow, and yellow daylilies, such as Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’. In the purple color spectrum, try pairing catmint with ‘Purple Ruffles’ basil, drumstick alliums and purple coral bells, such as Heuchera Dolce® 'Wildberry'. Red roses and catmint are a classic combination, but equally attractive red-flowered companions include Veronica spicata 'Red Fox', Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Cerise', and red valerian ( Centranthus ruber).

Good companions:Ĭatmint’s cool-toned foliage and flowers blend well with most other colors, particularly reds, deeper purple tones, pinks and yellows. Can also be used as a substitute for lavender, since they share a similar color palette.

cataria), is known to repel pests such as mosquitoes, aphids, squash bugs, cabbage loopers and more.īutterfly gardens, borders, herb gardens, mass plantings, groundcovers, rock gardens, and as an edging plant along walkways. May be bothered by thrips, which are best treated with insecticidal soap or neem oil. Stem cuttings can also be taken in the spring before flower buds form and used for propagation. Simply use a spade to separate rooted sections of an established plant and then replant the divisions, spacing them about a foot apart. It is one of the easiest plants to divide, and doing so every 3 or 4 years will help to keep it vigorous. However, it may help stimulate new flower development. These dependable perennials produce a profusion of usually lavender-blue flowers over a long season from late-spring to late-summer. Even without being sheared, they will often repeat bloom, although not quite as prolifically.ĭeadheading is unnecessary to prevent self-sowing because the seeds of hybrids are sterile. Feeling crafty Stitch cat toys and stuff them with dried catmint. Shearing your plants back by a third or more will reenergize them for a second bloom cycle and produce lush new foliage. Many people love to bring some inside for a homemade potpourri. Some plants may go into a summer lull after the first flush of blooms has faded. Given the right growing conditions, catmint is unlikely to need fertilizing, and applying it can even result in floppy stems and fewer flowers. subsessilis) will benefit from regular watering to keep the soil moist. After that, they will very rarely need supplemental watering. Water new plants or transplants regularly through their first growing season until they become established. Use catmint in mixed containers like this “ Brooklyn Heights” recipe that includes ‘Cat’s Meow’ catmint, Angelface® Blue Angelonia, and Snowstorm® Giant Snowflake® bacopa.

Cat mint bushes