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Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Nepeta × faassenii 'Kit Cat'

Nepeta × faassenii 'Kit Cat'

£9.50 GBP
£9.50 GBP
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Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.

100% Peat Free Pollinator Friendly RHS Award of Garden Merit

Nepeta × faassenii ‘Kit Cat’ in full bloom is a handsome sight: upright spikes densely packed with intense lavender-blue flowers over neat, aromatic grey-green foliage. Despite its compact, rounded form it flowers almost continuously from May through to September — cut back faded spikes hard to encourage fresh growth.

Superb for edging a path or raised bed, and a particularly useful alternative to lavender in more exposed or colder situations where Lavandula may struggle to overwinter. Where space is tight, it thrives in a sunny windowbox, attracting bees and butterflies throughout summer. Best in light, free-draining soil in sun or partial shade.

Height × Spread: 35cm × 35cm

☀️ Sunlight Full sun, Partial shade
📅 Season of Interest Summer, Autumn
🌸 Flower Colour Blue, Purple
🌿 Foliage Colour Green
🪏 Preferred Soil Type Clay, Chalky, Sandy, Loamy
💧 Soil Moisture Content Low
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Plant Notes

  • Care Guide:

    Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. After the first flush of flowers, cut back to keep the plant compact and encourage another display. Leave the old stems and foliage over winter to provide hibernation shelter for ladybirds, then cut back hard in spring as new growth emerges.

    Lift and divide large, established clumps in spring or autumn to rejuvenate them. To raise new plants, take softwood cuttings in early summer.

  • Good to Know:

    Pollinator-friendly. Drought-tolerant once established. Aromatic foliage.

    Some Nepeta attract cats, particularly catnip (Nepeta cataria). They may roll among the stems and chew the leaves, so young plants may need protection from their attention.