Long blooming perennials such as the first two types discussed below are very useful to those of us seeking a continuous sequence of bloom in the garden.
Catmint blue carpet ground cover.
Big violet blue spikes begin the first year and just keep coming.
In late spring plants produce 6 8 inch flowering spikes with an abundance of 2 lipped tubular lavender blue flowers over an extended time making this plant a useful addition to the sunny border.
Catmint blue carpet plug flat 46 80 52 40 profuse blue blooms on spiky stems.
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Promote late summer fall blooms by cutting back mid summer when blooms begin to fade.
One of the longest blooming ground cover in any garden.
The foliage is grey green 1 2 long scalloped and fragrant.
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The lovely blue green foliage forms a thick mat like cover in sunny and partially sunny spots.
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These violet blue spikes bloom all summer atop vigorous 10 inch plants that spread readily in any soil even those infertile dry spots where little else is happy.
Depending on the variety plants are smothered with pink red white or lavender flowers.
Other common names catmint blue carpet family lamiaceae genus nepeta can be annuals or more commonly perennials with paired usually aromatic leaves and terminal spikes or panicles of 2 lipped tubular flowers.
Another popular plant used in this way is nepeta.
Dianthus is extremely hardy growing in both hot and cold climates.
Soft crinkled gray green leaves on a short mounding plant.
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Blue carpet catmint seeds the perennial ground cover that blooms like an annual.
The small crinkly green grey leaves are short growing aromatic and lightly toothed.
Nepeta blue wonder is a variety of catmint.