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Kezia Reynolds

Sorry lavender, this drought-tolerant perennial is quietly replacing you this summer – it’s lower maintenance, flowers for longer and won’t go woody

Close up of nepeta in a flower garden.

Lavender is frequently hailed as one of the most low-maintenance plants you can add to your garden that adds both colour and gorgeous fragrance. But what if I told you that there was an even lower-maintenance alternative that doesn’t go woody either?

While I’m not saying you shouldn’t learn to grow lavender, I am saying that nepeta (commonly known as catmint) has a longer flowering period and is more forgiving of winter weather. You don’t have to worry about it going woody either.

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