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Nepeta - Texture and Color

A Staple of the Perennial Border

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Using Nepeta in the Garden Border

Using Nepeta in the Garden Border

Marie Iannotti
Nepeta doesn't need an excuse to be included in the flower border. It is a great performing perennial that adds vivid long lasting color. Nepeta also features tall, spiky flower heads and soft, gray leaves, giving you the trifecta of garden design: color, form and texture.

Here Nepeta is used subtly as a spot of color and a counterpoint to the pointed leaves of the grass.

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