Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky'
"Catmint"
Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Watch as Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' conjures up a storm in your borders every summer. This is exactly what you need if you’re after an undemanding plant that will fill a fair-sized space and provide a good long season of colour. The miraculous Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' flowers for an unbelievably long period, typically from May to September. Once fully established, this hardy perennial will form a cloud-like mass of purple, bee-friendly flowers up to 1.2m tall and wide. Growing back year after year, getting bigger and better each time until it’s reached full size, Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' will become a one of your dependable, low-mainenance border staples.
Planting catmints like Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' is a great way to make your garden more wildlife friendly. Pollinators absolutely adore the blooms and they will certainly be busy on the huge number of flowers produced by this specimen. Supplied as a bare root, it will make good progress in the first year, particularly if it’s potted up and grown on for a few months before planting out. Although it’s compact to start with, Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' will gradually pad out the space around it to form a seamless display with other cottage garden or prairie perennials neighbouring it.
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' syn. Nepeta 'Bocombsky'
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Flower colour
Purple, blue, violet
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Plant size
1
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Established height
70cm-1.2m
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Established spread
50-70cm
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Plant spacing
5 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Clump-forming
Upright -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
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Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak your Nepeta 'Magical Mr. Blue Sky' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting.
Plant your "Catmint" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors.
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed.
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in Feb/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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