{"product_id":"walkers-low-catmint-bare-root-plant","title":"Walker's Low Catmint - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalker's Low is the classic catmint, grown for its long summer display of soft blue-violet flowers over gray-green, aromatic leaves. Its long stems arch outward, so a mature plant forms a relaxed mound about 2 to 2.5 feet tall and roughly 3 feet wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is drought tolerant, easy to grow and left alone by deer and rabbits, making it a reliable choice for borders, mass plantings and dry, sunny spots. Bees and butterflies visit it all season, and a mid-season shearing brings on another round of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoose spikes of small, tubular, two-lipped flowers in soft blue-violet with a lilac tint are spaced along long, arching stems, set in dusky purple calyxes. The leaves are small, oval to heart-shaped, gray-green, softly textured and scalloped. The plant forms a loose, arching mound whose stems run 2 to 3 feet long but settle to about 24 to 30 inches tall and roughly 3 feet wide. At peak bloom the mound becomes a billowing cloud of blue-violet flowers over gray-green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatmint is one of lavender's best partners: it wants the same full sun and lean, well-drained soil, and its soft blue-violet haze blooms alongside lavender and keeps going after the lavender harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in lean to average, well-drained soil; once established it handles dry spells with little extra water. Hardy in zones 3-8. Shear the plant back by about a third after the first big flush of bloom to tidy it and push a fresh round of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nepeta × faassenii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft lavender-blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gray-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loose, arching mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–30 in tall × 36 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67776545718568,"sku":"GLLF-PER-EEFA3036-BR","price":13.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/walker-s-low-catmint.jpg?v=1790865117","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/walkers-low-catmint-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}