Re: Nepeta/catmint
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- Subject: Re: Nepeta/catmint
- From: M* T*
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:12:35 -0400
Well, in my experience, all Nepeta are floppy by nature. You're right,
'Six Hills Giant' does want to encroach and flop all around. I keep mine
in a girdle of fencing and still have to whack back bits. I've never grown
'Walker's Low', but do have (think it's still with me) one of the smaller
ones - old common variety. Still likes to take up a fair amount of space,
but, being shorter, doesn't tend to flop on neighbors. Mine have never
gotten two feet tall, but they also have never received full sun (which
they would prefer) - can occupy 2' diameter circle of ground, tho'.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
> Subject: Nepeta/catmint
> Date: Monday, October 25, 1999 12:30 PM
>
> Can anyone comment on Six Hills Giant vs. something like Walker's Low? I
> have several plants around my garden of Six Hills and I'm so tired of it
> taking over the plant, in breadth and flopping in height, even with
cages.
>
> Is there another variety you like even better than either of these? I
want
> something that gets about 2' tall and 18" wide or so. I find nepeta to
be
> indispensable plants, and the cats would surely miss them -- but I think
I
> want smaller varieties.
>
> INPUT PLEASE.
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