Blue Wonder Catmint

Blue-Purple Blooms
Compact Mounded Habit
Pollinator Friendly

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Blue Wonder Catmint

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Blue Wonder Catmint

Blue Wonder Catmint is a compact flowering perennial with aromatic gray-green foliage and dark blue-purple blooms. Its tidy, mounding habit brings soft texture, cool color, and easy seasonal charm to sunny borders, rock gardens, walkway edges, and pollinator-friendly plantings.

Why choose Blue Wonder Catmint?

Choose Blue Wonder Catmint for its shorter, neater form and rich flower color compared with many larger catmints. This herbaceous perennial creates a soft mound of fragrant foliage topped with upright flower spikes from late spring into summer. It pairs beautifully with roses, salvia, coreopsis, ornamental grasses, and other sun-loving perennials. Its compact size makes it especially useful near paths, patios, and front-of-border spaces where gardeners can enjoy the foliage texture and steady bloom display.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Nepeta x faassenii ‘Blue Wonder’
Common Name: Blue Wonder Catmint
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Growth Habit: Compact, mounding, clump-forming perennial

Blue Wonder Catmint Additional Information

Blue Wonder Catmint is a cultivated selection of Faassen’s catmint, valued for dark blue-purple flowers, aromatic gray-green leaves, and a manageable garden size. It typically forms a low, spreading mound that works well as edging, a mass planting, or a filler between bolder perennials. The flowers appear on short upright stems and are attractive to pollinators, adding movement and life to sunny garden spaces.

This perennial is deciduous and dies back after hard frost, returning from the crown in spring. After the first major bloom, lightly shearing the plant can refresh the foliage and encourage additional flowering. Blue Wonder Catmint is well suited to cottage gardens, rock gardens, sunny borders, dry garden designs, and containers with good drainage. Its soft texture also helps blend formal hardscape edges into a more relaxed planting style.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Blue Wonder Catmint in full sun to light afternoon shade with well-drained soil. Set the crown level with the surrounding soil, backfill gently, and water thoroughly after planting to settle the roots.

2. Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season while roots establish. Once established, Blue Wonder Catmint performs well with average moisture and handles short dry periods best in soil that drains freely.

3. Pruning: Shear spent flower stems after the first bloom flush to encourage a tidier mound and possible rebloom. Cut old stems back near the ground in late fall or early spring before new growth begins.

4. Spacing: Space plants about 15 to 24 inches apart, depending on the desired fullness. Closer spacing creates a soft edging effect, while wider spacing allows each mound to show individually.

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FAQs

How much sun does Blue Wonder Catmint need?
Blue Wonder Catmint grows best in full sun, though it can handle light afternoon shade. More sun generally supports stronger flowering, denser growth, and the best overall garden performance.
When does Blue Wonder Catmint bloom?
Blue Wonder Catmint typically blooms from late spring into summer. Trimming spent flower spikes after the first flush can refresh the plant and may encourage additional flowering.
Where should I use Blue Wonder Catmint in the landscape?
Use Blue Wonder Catmint along walkways, at the front of sunny borders, in cottage gardens, rock gardens, pollinator beds, or mass plantings where compact, aromatic color is desired.

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Flowering
Full Sun
Lush Foliage

Bloom Time	Early Summer
Family	Lamiaceae
Hardiness Zones	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Maintenance	Low
Max. Hardiness Zone	8
Mature Height	1' - 3'
Min. Hardiness Zone	3
Mature Spread	0-5 ft
Size	#2 Container
Flower Color	Blue/Purple

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Growing Zones 3-8 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -40)

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