Nepeta Six Hills Gold - Catnip

Nepeta Six Hills Gold is a very attractive perennial forming a beautiful clump of velvety and aromatic, grey-green leaves with a golden yellow edge. From June to October, long upright stems are crowned with spikes of lavender blue flowers.

Nepetas, also known as, Catmint, or Catnip, are part of the Lamiaceae family. The Nepeta x faassenii species resulted from a cross between Nepeta nepetella and Nepeta racemosa. The Six Hills Gold variety is a vigorous and robust herbaceous perennial with a bushy and dense habit, reaching a height of 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35in) and a spread of 60 cm (24in). This rapidly growing cultivar has deciduous, aromatic, variegated, narrow, ovate, dentate, light grey-green leaves, edged in yellow, 2 to 4 cm (1 to 2in) long. It produces numerous floral stems bearing lavender-blue flowers, 1 to 2 cm (0 to 1in) long from June to October which are floriferous and attractive to pollinating insects.

Nepetas are very easy and carefree, robust and fast-growing perennials, essential in the garden for their bushy shape, aromatic foliage, and relentless summer flowering.

Nepeta Six Hills Gold, with long-lasting flowering and bright variegated foliage, is a valuable plant in the garden, in full sun or partial shade, in a rockery, on a slope, within a perennial border, or even in a scree garden. It is well-suited for container cultivation on a terrace or balcony. This hardy species appreciates sunny locations and well-drained soil. Its long flowering stems make it an excellent cut flower for creating beautiful country-style bouquets. Its lavender-blue flowers will harmonize beautifully with yellow or orange flowers of summer perennials such as Daylilies, Kniphofias, and Rudbeckias, creating stunning contrasts. It will also complement perennials with pastel or dark colours, such as some Paniculate Phlox, purple Rudbeckias, Oriental Poppies, Japanese Anemones, and Knautias. It will look beautiful at the base of shrub and climbing roses, concealing their bare base.