Nepeta Walkers Low
€8.50
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Description
One of the best-value, longest-flowering perennials you can plant. Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ forms a soft mound of grey-green foliage and then flowers for months in hazy lavender-blue — the kind of plant that instantly makes a border feel relaxed, full, and pollinator-friendly.
It’s especially brilliant for edging paths, weaving through roses, or filling sunny gaps where you want colour without constant maintenance.
Why you’ll love it
- Flowers for ages: Long season of lavender-blue blooms
- Pollinator favourite: Bees absolutely love it
- Drought tolerant once established: Great for sunny, free-draining spots
- Easy, generous plant: Fills space beautifully and softens hard edges
Quick Facts
- Botanical name: Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’
- Common name: Catmint
- Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
- Flower colour: Lavender-blue
- Flowering: Late spring through summer (often into early autumn)
- Best for: Border edging, gravel gardens, underplanting roses, pots, wildlife gardens
- Position: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Well-drained soil (very tolerant once established)
- Hardiness: Very hardy
Description
‘Walker’s Low’ gives you that dreamy, cottage-garden softness — but with a really modern usefulness. The flowers sit in airy spires above the foliage, creating a gentle “cloud” of colour that pairs with almost anything: roses, salvias, grasses, lavender, even structural shrubs like yew.
It’s also a brilliant plant for making a garden feel more connected. Repeat it along a border and it ties everything together, like a ribbon of colour.
Where to plant
- Along paths and borders as a soft, flowering edge
- At the base of roses to cover bare stems and extend the flowering season
- In gravel or Mediterranean-style planting schemes
- In pots (with good drainage) for long-lasting colour
Care & planting notes
- Watering: Water well in the first year; after that it’s very forgiving
- Pruning: Shear back after the first big flush of flowers to encourage a fresh second bloom
- Feeding: Not greedy — a light spring mulch is plenty
- Soil tip: Avoid waterlogged ground in winter; drainage matters more than richness
Caragh’s Garden Notebook
If you want that “designer border” look without overthinking it, plant ‘Walker’s Low’ in repeating drifts. And don’t be afraid to cut it back mid-season — it bounces back quickly, stays neat, and often flowers again right into autumn.
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