best nepeta
If you’re searching for the best nepeta to add colour and resilience to your New Zealand garden, you’re in the right place. Nepeta, commonly known as catmint, is beloved for its long-blooming blue to purple flowers, aromatic silver-green foliage, and ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. Catmint thrives in a wide range of conditions and is incredibly easy to maintain, making it one of the top choices for borders, cottage gardens, and even containers. But with so many beautiful varieties available, how can you choose the best nepeta for your garden’s specific needs? Let’s explore some top-rated selections to suit different spaces and styles.
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' (Catmint)
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' is a vigorous perennial prized for its aromatic foliage and abundant lavender blue flowers that bloom from late spring through summer. Taller than most Catmints, this variety creates a soft, flowing effect in NZ gardens, attracting bees and butterflies in abundance. Its drought tolerance and low maintenance needs make it ideal for both cottage and modern landscapes. 'Six Hills Giant' delivers colour, fragrance, and resilience with ease.
From $18.83
Calamagrostis 'Overdam'
Calamagrostis ‘Overdam’ is a striking variegated ornamental grass that delivers elegant upright form and delicate texture to garden borders and landscaping. With green and creamy-white striped foliage and feathery plumes in summer, this clump-forming grass is both functional and decorative. The Plant Company supplies top-quality, NZ-grown Calamagrostis ‘Overdam’ for use in modern and low-maintenance garden designs.
From $22.88
