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blue nepeta

Blue nepeta is a popular choice among New Zealand gardeners seeking lasting colour, robust growth, and hardy performance in their perennial beds and borders. With its aromatic foliage and soft, billowing spikes of blue to violet flowers, this versatile plant is ideal for attracting pollinators, edging pathways, or softening the look of hard landscaping. Whether you're an experienced gardener or just getting started with cottage-style planting, blue nepeta is a rewarding addition that delivers charm and resiliency throughout the warmer months.

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Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter'

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Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter', commonly known as Pinatoro or the NZ Daphne plant, is a mat-forming, NZ native, ground cover plant. It has small, blue foliage which becomes adorned with fragrant, white flowers in spring and results in white berries. This evergreen typically grows to 10 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter' is commonly used as a groundcover, added to coastal plantings, included in rock gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, grown on a bank, or positioned so it can spill out over a path or over a wall.

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Groundcover Plants
Height: 10 cm
Spread: 50 cm
Flowering time: Spring
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy, Wind
Garden uses: Borders, Ground covering, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Pool areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Native, Rock
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Podocarpus Matapouri Blue (Blue Tōtara)

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Podocarpus ‘Matapouri Blue’, also known as Blue Totara, is a stunning New Zealand native tree prized for its striking blue-green foliage and tidy growth habit. It makes an exceptional feature or screening plant that brings colour and texture to the garden all year round. Highly adaptable and low-maintenance, this variety performs beautifully in both coastal and inland gardens, adding structure and elegance to any landscape design.

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Trees
Height: 10.00 m
Spread: 5.00 m
Tolerances: Coastal, Extended dry periods, Hardy, Wind
Garden uses: Hedging, Parks, Screening, Specimen
Garden styles: Alpine, Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Native
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What is Blue Nepeta?

Blue nepeta is the common name for a range of perennial catmints celebrated for their vibrant blue flower spikes and aromatic grey-green leaves. These plants flourish in sunny, well-drained locations and are famous for their drought tolerance once established. Because of their easy-going nature, blue nepeta varieties are well suited for low-maintenance gardens, mass planting, and even coastal gardens where other perennials might struggle.

Best Blue Nepeta Varieties for New Zealand Gardens

If you're searching for the best blue nepeta, several cultivated forms stand out for their colour, habit, and reliability. Nepeta 'Blue Wonder' (Catmint) is a compact selection, producing masses of striking blue blooms from late spring to autumn. Its mounded shape makes it ideal for edging paths and borders, or to fill gaps in mixed perennial beds.

NEPETA MUSSINII (CATMINT) is a traditional favourite, known for its generous blue flower spikes and naturalistic spreading form. It's perfect for creating a soft, informal look in cottage gardens or as groundcover beneath roses.

Gardeners seeking taller, more dramatic blue nepeta should consider Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' (Catmint). Robust and vigorous, this variety produces clouds of lavender-blue flowers over a long flowering season and is excellent for adding height and structure in larger landscapes.

Additional options like Nepeta 'Walkers Low' (Catmint) and Nepeta faassenii offer variations in growth habit and flower colour, providing flexibility for gardens of any size.

How to Grow Blue Nepeta

Blue nepeta thrives when planted in full sun and free-draining soil. It is remarkably tolerant of poor soils and copes well with dry spells, making it a fantastic choice for water-wise gardens. For the healthiest plants, trim back spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering and maintain a bushy habit. In autumn, cut the stems back to the ground for fresh spring growth.

Given their aromatic foliage, blue nepeta plants are rarely troubled by pests or diseases. They are also deer-resistant and help deter unwanted nibblers from the garden, all while drawing in beneficial bees and butterflies.

Uses for Blue Nepeta in Your Garden

Blue nepeta is as versatile as it is striking. Use it to edge borders, weave through cottage gardens, partner with roses, or soften the edges of paths and patios. Its relaxed habit pairs beautifully with ornamental grasses, salvias, and other sun-loving perennials. With choices like Nepeta 'Blue Wonder' (Catmint) and Nepeta mussinii (Catmint), you can create stunning colour drifts and resilient planting schemes that thrive in the New Zealand climate.

Bring the enduring beauty of blue nepeta into your landscape and enjoy a garden filled with movement, fragrance, and pollinator activity from spring to autumn.


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