Nepeta x faassenii ‘Blue Wonder’
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A truly excellent herbaceous, mound forming, compact growing ground cover, ‘Blue Wonder’ Persian Nepeta is very hardy and troublefree. Used as a specimen or mass planted as a low maintenance ground cover, this pleasantly aromatic gray green heart-leaved cultivar easily combines with a multitude of other herbs and shrubs. During spring its 6-inch-tall spikes of 1/2 inch long dark blue flowers decorate the landscape, and often do so again in fall if the flowers are cut back toward the end of the spring bloom.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Sprawling
Max Height:
15"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Dark blue hummingbird attracting flowers on 6-inch tall spikes mid summer and early fall nearly obscure pleasantly aromatic gray green heart-leaves.
Landscape Value
Moderate to large scale ground cover, accent, edging,specimen, or companion.
Care
Watering:
'Blue Wonder' Hybrid Nepeta is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Blue Wonder' Hybrid Nepeta is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Blue Wonder' Hybrid Nepeta should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.