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Giant Catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora 'Dawn to Dusk'): Long-Blooming Pollinator Perennial

Overview

Giant catmint 'Dawn to Dusk' (Nepeta grandiflora 'Dawn to Dusk') is a tall, clump-forming perennial with soft pink flower spikes that bloom from early summer to frost. A magnet for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Botanical Details

Family:	Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Nepeta (NEP-eh-tuh)
Species:	grandiflora (gran-dih-FLOR-uh)
Cultivar:	Dawn to Dusk

Garden Performance

Full sun to part shade, well-drained soil. Drought-tolerant once established. Shear after first flush for rebloom. Deer and rabbit resistant. Excellent for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator habitats.

Herbs: Cobalt Dawn Daylily: A 1997 Stamile Morning Glory; Giant Oxalis (Oxalis gigantea); Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper); Giant Oats (Stipa gigantea): The Golden Oat Grass with Soaring Flower Heads; Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus): Towering Tropical Timber Bamboo; Giant Foxtail (Setaria faberi): Tall Annual Grass with Distinctive Seed Heads; Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides); Faassen's Catmint 'Six Hills Giant' (Nepeta × faassenii): Tall Catmint for Borders; Siberian Catmint (Nepeta sibirica): Hardy Perennial for Pollinators; Faassen's Catmint (Nepeta × faassenii): Classic Perennial for Cats and Pollinators

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