| Every sunny garden deserves a stand of Catmint, and Felix is simply the best variety I've ever grown. The color is better, the habit far more compact and less spreading, the foliage is highly aromatic, and the bloom continues all summer if you shear the plant back after the first flowers pass! Who could ask for anything more? You will love these intensely blue blooms, arising on spikes 3 to 4 inches long. Felix is a very well-branched little plant, so you can expect PLENTY of blooms! But even when it's not blooming, Felix is a delight. The gray-green foliage is strongly scented, so be sure to plant it where you can brush against it. It would make a fine edging, sunny border plant, or container specimen as well as an herb garden standout! Catmint is not only beautiful but useful in the garden. It attracts cats, which can be very valuable to keep the mole and vole population under control without chemicals or traps. Bees also adore it, and wasps flock to its blooms, eating many harmful insects along the way. If you have a vegetable garden, plant Felix heavily among your Peppers, Tomatoes, and Potatoes -- it has been demonstrated to keep aphids, potato beetles, squash bugs, and asparagus beetles away. Felix reaches about a foot high and spreads 18 to 24 inches wide. Very tolerant of heat and drought, it's ideal for any sunny garden spot. Zones 4-8. Pkt is 25 seeds. |
