How about some CatMint?
Nepeta (Blue Catmint)
Here is a great perennial for almost anywhere. This little number grows great in Full and Partial Sun. The great thing with this little plants, rather I should say Large plant is it requires less watering than most plants. With saying that, if you water it daily in the summer months, the thing will grow crazy. Every year I see my plant getting larger, and I know I should cut it back but when the flowers come on it is so pretty. It has lavender flowers and will keep producing if you cut back the dead flowers.
Plant experts say cats like this one, however I have yet to see any of the neighborhood cats enjoying it, the cats just use our horseshoe pits for a litter pan, HEHE!
After a year or so, the adult plant will start to generate baby plants, if you want, dig them up and plant them somewhere else, great way to grow the garden, or even swap with a neighbor.
Catmint really requires low maintenance, in the late fall, I cut it back to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch to the ground and bid it a happy winter nap.
I started mine from a neighbor who had some off shoots, but you can find this in any nursery or Home Depot/Lowes/Wally World, etc... Enjoy
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| Nepeta- Blue Catmint |
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