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Floristry

Garden Plants for Flower Arrangements: Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii)

Karen September 14, 2017 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is a sterile hybrid from N. racemosa and N. nepetella and although variable in habit is usually upright and billowy. The narrowly ovate leaves are 1.5 inches…

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Plant Profile: Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Karen January 24, 2011 0 Comments

Native to Eurasia, this short lived herbaceous perennial is also known as catmint and is a member of the mint family, Labiaceae, that also includes rosemary, basil, and beebalm. Plants…

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Plant Profile: Catmint (Nepeta x fassenii ‘Walkers Low’)

Karen June 10, 2010 1 Comments

Picture a medium sized mound of lavender-blue flowers with silver-gray foliage in front of your favorite pink rose bush and you are probably seeing ‘Walker’s Low ‘ catmint. Beloved by…

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Name This Plant Game: Spring Blooming Perennials 5

Chuck June 4, 2010 0 Comments

This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…

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