Nepeta subsessilis
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Large, medium to dark blue, tubular flowers crown the ends of the stems on this showy plant. Stems are long, up to three feet, held out horizontal to the ground with a semi shrub like look. A nice plant for it's long blooming period, here in Minnesota it blooms from late May till the end of July, after a short period new flowers are formed from the leaf axis all along the stem, which produce flowers until frost. Dead heading promotes even more flowering. This Nepeta is a little diffrent in it's growing requirments as compared to it's relatives. It likes light shade in moisture retentive soils, in full sun the soil needs to stay cool and have good moisture content. Plants work well as an informal low hedge along the woods edge or under open trees or mixed in with daylilies and other larger plants. Zones 4-9 Native from Japan. Cover seeds, darkness needed for best germination. Use 70ºF, 10-20 days. If no germination, move to the fridge for 6 weeks. 100 seeds.