NEPETA parnassica
Large
Part shade
Sun
Blue
Reasonable soil
Well drained soil
Summer
Pollinator friendly
Description
Height x Spread: 150cm x 60cm
Native to Greece and found in rocky areas with free draining soil, NEPETA parnassica has a delightful upright clump forming habit with large grey-green leaves and bold lilac-blue flower heads that flower throughout the summer attracting many types of pollinators.
It enjoys dappled shade and would be happy under a deciduous tree or in an east facing planter on your terrace. Easy to grow and tough, it can also tolerate full sun if the soil has access to some moisture. It suits a gravel or pairie style garden, where you can enjoy the height and movement of this plant in the breeze. For a delightful combination of colour, texture and flowerhead combine it with STIPA tenuissima, STIPA gigantea, ANTHEMIS tictoria ‘E.C. Buxton’, or ACHILLEA millefolium ‘Pomegranate’ (Tutti Frutti Series).
Rosy's Colour Picks
ACHILLEA millefolium 'Pomegranate' (Tutti Frutti Series)
Clusters of rich red flowers with a strong cerise hint appear in late summer over its mid green, very divided foliage. 'Pomegranate' retains its colour well even as the flowers start to go over.
COTA tinctoria E.C. Buxton
Large soft lemon yellow daisies jostle each other on strong stems well above the delicate ferny green foliage in mid-summer. Yellow is a colour that really draws the eye towards it, so using it in a
STIPA gigantea
'Giant Golden Oat Grass' forms clumps of arching, narrow green foliage, below a fountain of slender stems with oat-like greenish-purple flowers that shimmer in the breeze. Flowering during the summer,
CENTAUREA 'Jordy'
With its tousled thistle-like flowers of deepest purple almost black, 'Jordy' brings drama and a touch of the exotic to the spring garden