Nepeta Walker's Blue

Common Name:
Walker's Blue Catmint

Description:
Nepeta × faassenii 'Walker's Blue' is a robust, aromatic perennial celebrated for its profusion of soft lavender-blue flowers that bloom from mid-spring through to early autumn. The plant forms a dense, bushy mound of grey-green foliage, which is highly fragrant and attractive to pollinators. In Melbourne's climate, 'Walker's Blue' thrives in full sun to partial shade, preferring well-drained soils. It's particularly well-suited for cottage gardens, borders, and containers, offering a long flowering period and low maintenance requirements. Regular deadheading encourages continuous blooming, and the plant's sterile nature ensures it won't self-seed or become invasive.

Form:

• Shrub – Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

• Ground Cover

• Herbaceous Perennial

Mature Size:

• Height: 45–60 cm

• Width: 60–90 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:

• Lavender-Blue

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Drought Tolerant

• Bee Attracting

• Bird Attracting

• Perennial

• Suitable for Cut Flowers

• Low Maintenance

• Aromatic Foliage

• Non-Invasive

• RHS Award of Garden Merit

• 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:

• Salvia nemorosa (Woodland Sage)

• Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender)

• Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)

• Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)

• Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)