This perennial cultivar has an upright spreading growth with a rounded habit. The small wrinkled grey-green leaves are aromatic when crushed and the small 2-lipped pale-lavender flowers appear in a raceme on the flowering stems throughout summer.  

Hardiness zones 3 to 10 

Nepeta x Faassenii is naturally found in Europe and is a cross between Nepeta nepetella x Nepeta racemosa. It growing on well drained, fertile moist light soils in an open sunny position and is frost tolerant but drought tender. 

Catmint is a hardy perennial that is grown in rock gardens as a spill-over or as a container specimen. It is also planted in herb gardens or used in front border plantings. It establishes from division in one season and is commonly used in a cottage garden. ID 1249

Nepeta (Ne-pe-ta) x faassenii (fah-SEN-ee-eye)

Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee) 
(Labiatae)
Mint Family