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. 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. Shearing your plants back by a third or more will reenergize them for a second bloom cycle and produce lush new foliage. 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.
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