Nepeta

Nepeta,or catmint, is a member of the mint family. It is an extremely easy growingplant with few pests or problems. The billowing foliage is topped with spikesof flowers in early summer with repeat blooms throughout the season. Certainvarieties are very attractive to cats, both as a living plant and dried. Thelavender-blue varieties are often used as a substitute for lavender plants,where lavender is not particularly hardy.