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Nepeta cataria

richardwatsonrichardwatson Posts: 30
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I am wondering if nepeta cataria is invasive? Friend gave me a few plants and want to check before i go planting it.

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  • PurplerainPurplerain Posts: 1,053
    I love Nepeta and grow it towards the front of the border (not six hills giant which is sprawling). I don't find it invasive at all, but as it is a perennial it will increase in size, but easily controlled. The name Cataria will give you a clue to the main problem, which  is cats, who roll around in ecstatics on it at every chance they get. 
    SW Scotland
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I put old metal hanging baskets upside down over the crowns of nepeta to keep the cats off, works a treat and soon disappears when the stalks start growing. I got mine off Freecycle.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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