Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
Nepeta 'Leeds Castle'
Nepeta 'Leeds Castle'
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Also known as Nepeta 'Longipes', 'Leeds Castle' is the accepted name for this distinctly upright catmint. Softly hairy, aromatic grey-green leaves form a tidy clump, and from late spring through to midsummer slender spires of pale lilac-blue flowers rise on light purple bracts, drawing bees and other pollinators in numbers.
Its upright habit makes it well suited to the middle of a sunny border, where it holds its own without flopping. Give it free-draining soil — chalk, sand, gravel, or loam all suit it well — and it will reward you with reliable, season-long colour. A useful note on aftercare: the stems are square and hollow, so resist the urge to cut back in autumn. Leave the plant to die back naturally; the hollow stems provide overwintering habitat for beneficial insects, and the structure looks handsome rimed with frost.
Height × Spread: 35 cm × 45 cm
