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Walker's Low Catmint (Nepeta)

Perennial

135 total reviews

  • Continuous indigo blooms for over five months!
  • Flowers and foliage are fragrant.
  • Easy to grow and deer resistant.
  • Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.
  • Zones 3-8, sun/part sun, 3′ tall x 3' wide at maturity
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Size: One Quart
Regular price $23.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Description

Walkers Low' catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) is one of the longest blooming perennials on the market, providing five months of flowers! In late spring, a profusion of fragrant, trumpet-shaped indigo flowers burst into bloom over neat mounds of grey-green foliage. 'Walker's Low' reliably blooms for months on end. Vigorous and dependable, this perennial is resistant to drought and deer, making it super easy to grow!  Count on this long-time favorite to look great even in hot, dry conditions. It's highly versatile, so try planting in rock gardens, edging paths, or herb gardens.

Details

Botanical name: Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low' (syn. N. racemosa 'Walker's Low')
Common name: Catmint, Persian catmint
Zone: 3 - 8
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Height x width: 2-3' X 2-3'
Flower color: Purple-blue
Foliage color: Grey-green
Season of interest: Late spring-fall
Bloom time: Early summer, midsummer
Features: Suitable for slopes, rabbit resistant, heat tolerant, fragrant, deer resistant, container plants, cold tolerant, best sellers
Uses: Border, containers, edging, erosion control, foundation planting, ground cover, massing planting ,rock garden, slopes, specimen

How to Grow

Soil: Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-draining soils.
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun). Appreciates some shade when grown in heat and humidity.
Water: Dry to medium
Spacing: 2 - 3 feet
Fertilizing: In average soil, it needs almost no fertilizer. Too much fertilizer will only make it grow flimsy foliage.
Winterizing: Leave spent foliage in place over winter to help protect the crown. Wait until early spring to cut it back.
Maintenance & pruning: Shear flower spikes after initial flowering to promote continued bloom. Can shear plant foliage back to keep it from becoming too leggy. Divide in spring if necessary.
close up of purple flowering catmint

All About Growing & Caring For Catmint (Nepeta)

Catmint (Nepeta) is a perennial in the mint family with blue/purple flowers that bloom in late spring, and with proper care, they don’t stop until fall! It’s one of the best-selling perennials among gardeners of any skill level for a good reason. Here, we’ll show you how to grow and care for catmint, discuss how to use catmint, and answer frequently asked questions.

Learn more

Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

bush distance

Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

bush distance zigzag

Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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  • 5 stars: 92 (68%)
  • 4 stars: 11 (8%)
  • 3 stars: 8 (6%)
  • 2 stars: 6 (4%)
  • 1 star: 18 (13%)
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L.V. (Connecticut)
Very Happy!

I purchased my catmint plant on June 21. It arrived in good condition. I planted it in an appropriately sized container and it lives on my balcony. It almost immediately started growing and filling in the container and to my great surprise, over the July 4 holiday weekend, I got two stems with flower buds! The flowers started blooming this week. I submitted my order for this plant less than one month ago, and already have flowers! Amazing! Super happy about the whole experience. Lovely plant. I can’t wait to see my first bumblebee there. :)

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K.S. (Minnesota)
2 out of 3 doing well

I ordered and planted three of these later last summer. Two of the three are doing very well, one stayed quite small. Overall, the bees and I are happy with the plants.

Thank you for your feedback! It’s surprisingly normal for newly transplanted plants to appear like they aren’t growing. That’s because most of the growth occurs below ground in their first year as they allocate more energy to root development. Once your plant is established, it will start investing more in shoot and flower development. To learn more about how plants “sleep, creep, and leap”, read our FAQ here: https://bit.ly/FAQ-plant-growth

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E.C. (Virginia)
Tiny plugs sold as quart

I bought 6 quart sized plants for over $75, what I received were immature plugs popped into quart sized pots that totally fell apart in shipping because there was no root system at all. It was all loose soil. Total scam.

We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.

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D.B. (Iowa)
Almost dead

I was not happy with the condition of the catmint. It was almost dead

Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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j. (Colorado)
Dead on arrival

I ordered 9 Walker’s Low Catmint plants. Based on the beautiful pictures on the website, I would expect to receive a plant, instead I received “plants” that had been cut down to approximately 2 to 3 inches in height that were essentially dead. The plants were shipped, laying on their sides, rolled in cardboard and stacked. I’ve ordered plants from many nurseries and never had them arrive shipped that way and in such poor condition. It was extremely disappointing.

Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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A.M. (Maryland)
Beautiful, super-healthy, and fast-growing plants!!

I am so amazed at how quickly and healthily these Catmint plants are growing! Every leaf is super green and big. They arrived small so I waited a little bit for them to grow bigger in the pot, and then I planted them in a bigger pot, and then I put them in the ground, and now they are even bigger than the Catmint I bought at my local nursery!! Amazing thank you!!

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L.(. (Pennsylvania)
Fantastic Plants

Love this CatMint. Beautiful! I planted along a wall last summer and this year it really took off. Lots of bumblebees and butterflies! The deer walk away from it! The color is even more vibrant than the photos.

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C. (Utah)
I Love Walker's Low Catmint

I ordered twelve of these Walker's Low Catmint plants in April of 2022, and they have honestly been my pride and joy ever since. It's such a showy and easy plant. It also is VIOLENTLY purple when the blooms are fresh, I swear they can see these from the space station. So if you are looking for color these are wonderful. I've never found something else that keeps color so well all season long.
I have deer in my yard almost daily and they have never bothered these. They are also the absolute hub for all bees and butterflies in a mile radius and I sometimes see hummingbirds as well.
I do live in a high-altitude desert with poor soil quality, lots of sand. These are very waterwise. I water them maybe once a week with a soaker hose, sometimes less.

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E.R. (Massachusetts)
Most look healthy

I ordered 5 Walker's Low Catmint. The box was delivered crushed but most of the contents looked healthy except for one, which I planted anyway, but it didnt survive. After emailing claims twice and sending a picture, I am still waiting for customer service to contact me regarding replacing the plant but I have yet to hear from them although they responded to my review and requested what i already sent them (seemingly just for show).

We're sorry you're having trouble with your plants. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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A.S. (Colorado)
plants already thriving

I only ordered two to plant along edge of pond that I am landscaping this year. behind them are three forsythias that I ordered at same time. I had them under a cage while they got established. We have deer and elk and now moose in the area. I have had great success with deer stopper ii. All of my other gardens are behind electric fences and deer fences. This was my first foray out into the wilderness. LOL. but I wanted to get the pond looking pretty so I decided to try the deer repellants. it works! I took the cages off the cat mint this week. Our spring was so cold and wet, I had to wait WEEKS before I put the first order of plants in the ground. That was the beginning of May. They have been in the ground for about 5 weeks now and are thriving. They are on a drip system and get sprayed with deer repellant every few weeks (even though it says it works for a month I am not chancing anything)

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S.C. (Arkansas)
2nd year Walker Low Catmint

2nd year for this pretty bedding plant, Walker Low Catmint. Very satisfied with it!

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M. (North Carolina)
Happy plants!

I bought two last fall, and while they thrived, one did become a victim of the neighborhood Tuxedo cat. Just remember this is in the 'cat mint' family!

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K.T. (Ohio)
Amazing

I had bought 6 plants and within a month they have grown so big and look amazing! I will continue to order from this website.

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J.B. (Mississippi)
Walkers low catmint

Plants arrived in beautiful condition. Due to some lawn maintenance being done over the course of a few weeks I let the plants sit, but kept watered. Planted them in the heat of August not sure what to expect. They have tripled in size and are blooming and healthy and in direct sun all day. Would highly recommend

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S.F. (Georgia)
Both died

Both plants died despite following instructions:-(

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D./.W. (Wisconsin)
Amazing Walkers Low Catmint

This is an amazing plant that loves the sun and grows like crazy! Looks beautiful in my flower garden. I would order it again.

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D.Y. (Tennessee)
Amazing plants!

We received our catmint plants this March. They were extremely well packaged and very healthy although very small. They survived 3 late freezes after being planted and 3 actually died back to the ground and had me worried. However just 3 short months later they are all big, bushy and beautiful in full bloom testifying to their incredible root health! I am just overjoyed by their performance. Great garden plants is my new go to for online purchases. Pictures shown are after first planting in March and then today 3 months later in June! This is my first time gardening with catmint and it has definitely made me a lifetime fan!

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V.S.

Perfectly packaged and lovely nice plants!

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Winterize walkers low nepeta

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To winterize your Walker's Low Catmint, leave spent foliage in place over winter to help protect the crown. Wait until early spring to cut it back.