If you want a low-maintenance perennial that is absolutely spectacular in June, plant some Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' in your garden. This catmint grows best in full sun, and gets about two feet tall and three feet wide. 'Six Hills Giant' blooms most heavily in June and early July, but if you shear it in half after that flush of flowers winds down the plant will produce many smaller flowers for the rest of the summer. Alternatively, you can cut the plant to the ground in mid-July and it will produce a low mound of fresh, attractive foliage that will attractive well into the fall.
Like most perennials, this Nepeta looks best when planted in groups of three or more. Combine it with the later-flowering Russian sage and grasses to create gardens beautiful lavender blue flowers and wind-blown textures all summer.
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