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Catmint 'Whisper Pink' (Nepeta racemosa)

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Botanical name: Nepeta racemosa‍ • Bloom season: Late spring to summer • Bloom color: Soft pink • Pollinator value: Very long bloom window with steady bumble bee traffic

A softer, paler pink than the standard catmints, over the same gray-green aromatic mound. The muted color is easier to place next to strong reds and oranges than a purple would be. Same long bloom season and the same steady bumblebee traffic, with foliage deer reliably ignore.

Botanical name: Nepeta racemosa‍ • Bloom season: Late spring to summer • Bloom color: Soft pink • Pollinator value: Very long bloom window with steady bumble bee traffic

A softer, paler pink than the standard catmints, over the same gray-green aromatic mound. The muted color is easier to place next to strong reds and oranges than a purple would be. Same long bloom season and the same steady bumblebee traffic, with foliage deer reliably ignore.

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Plant Chrarcteristics

Botanical Name: Nepeta racemosa

Cultivar: 'Whisper Pink'

Common Name: Catmint

Native: Non-native

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Low

Bloom Time: Late spring to summer

Bloom Color: Soft pink

Pollinators: Bees; Butterflies; Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant: Yes

Mature Size: W 18"-24" x H 12"-18"

Soil: Well-drained; lean soil

Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

USDA Zones: 3 to 8

Spread Habit: Clumping

Available As: Live plant

Native Region: Not native to North America; origin Caucasus and southwest Asia

Growing Notes

Full sun and lean, well-drained soil, about 18 inches apart. Tolerates heat, drought and reflected light. Do not fertilize.

  • Water: Low

  • Sun: Full Sun

  • Soil: Well-drained; lean soil

  • Mature size: W 18"-24" x H 12"-18"

Maintenance

Shear back by a third after the first flush for a rebloom, and again midsummer if needed. Cut to a few inches in early spring. Divide every three or four years if it splits open in the middle.