Catmint is a plant that thrives on neglect and requires a location in full sun with well-draining soil. New plants only require watering until they are established, after which they become drought-tolerant. To plant catmint, select a location with good drainage and use a high-quality potting mix and perlite. Catmint flowers best in full sun to partial shade, preferring some afternoon shade in warmer climates. Space plants 1 to 3 feet apart, depending on the variety. Loosen soil in the pot.
Caring for catmint plants is relatively easy and straightforward. Watering is essential as catmint is a drought-tolerant plant that prefers well-drained soil. Once established, catmint is easy to grow and requires little care. Flowers are produced over a long period, but it’s a good idea to trim them back after blooming to keep the plant healthy.
Catmint plants are hardy perennials that can be easily grown in most climates. Learn how to plant and maintain this easy-to-care-for flowering plant with our comprehensive guide. Basic care of catmint is easy, and watering regularly until well established. Mulch helps retain moisture and keep down the plant. Catmint requires little to no maintenance and infrequent watering, meaning you can enjoy it all season long without all the hard work.
Grow catmint in sunny borders or raised beds in free-draining soil. Buy pot-grown plants at any time of year, although spring or autumn are preferred. Water the plant deeply once a week or more often during periods of hot and dry weather.
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I witnessed a really cute, friendly cat-shaped visitor chewing mine to the ground!!! 😡 So that was my mysterious nepeta killer, zero bug or slug involved! Fortunately, I saw new leaves growing so I cut a water bottle’s bottom and covered the pitiful stump. Let’s hope it regrows healthily until fall frost!🤞
Have a few varieties here in Williamsburg, VA and I am in love. Big or small, nothing eats them. Nothing. It looks good blooming. It looks good not blooming. If I cut it back a little, it looks very neat and may bloom again, a little. I often don’t have the time and just leave it. It fades and holds its form. Have cat’s pajamas and it stays pretty small but, has the same habit and is care free. I have mostly Walker’s Low, and love it’s size and ability to fill in a space about 3 x 3. Have four of them in various spots. Great plant.
I’ve grown catmint next to my roses for the last 5-6 years now, and they do fabulously. Need to be pruned heavily at least twice over the blooming season, but I stagger the pruning so that there’s always a couple with flowers intact for the pollinators. Every 2 years, I dig them up and divide them, and that keeps them strong and healthy.
Great article – thank you! Last yr we planted a catmint container. AM sun, PM shade. It thrived! On hot afternoons a dear old neighborhood cat would curl up in it and nap. When hot temps were extreme my husband picked up the container- cat and all – and brought it into the kitchen. Sweet! This yr we’re growing another container just for the cat. ❤
Thank you for the concise information about this wonderful plant I have in my landscape. The prior owner spent a lot of money installing hardscape beds with several plants that I was not familiar with in my hardiness zone. Your description of a floppy mess is exactly what mine looked like last year. Now I know I can prune back aggressively when the blooms are done. The question I have is what can I do to prevent it next Spring from looking like an animal has slept inside the middle of the plant? If I had to guess, the variety I have is Walkers Low, because it’s a large sprawling plant.
I don’t know what you are talking about but I found this plant the most difficult to care for and I am not even a total beginner with plants, it is dying and I have looked up over the internet, couldn’t find the reason, I live in Poland and it’s the summer season now . Please help if you can, the leaves are all drying up, the plant is terribly sick