Nepeta ‘Kitten Around’

‘Kitten Around’ is one of the tidier catmints. It forms a tight, rounded mound of aromatic grey-green foliage, topped with soft lavender-blue flowers from rose-purple calyxes. The flowers keep coming over weeks, especially if you shear back after the first flush.

It reaches around 30 to 40cm tall and spreads a bit wider, so it suits the front of a border, a container, or edging a path. More compact than older catmint cultivars like ‘Six Hills Giant’.

Plant in full sun in any reasonable, well-drained soil. Bees and butterflies work it all summer. Shear back by around a third after the main flush for a reliable rebloom.