Blue Moon nepeta
Nepeta nervosa 'Blue Moon'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Moon' nepeta (Nepeta nervosa 'Blue Moon') is a perennial for border, container, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. The fragrant flowers attract bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Orange daylily, Oriental poppy, Purple lovegrass, and Ornamental onion.