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Nepeta - Texture and Color

A Staple of the Perennial Border

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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