This is such good news. It looks like my kind of plant. Sounds like a decent length for the bloom time. And the part about dividing it is OK, too.
I divide stuff and give it to anybody who wants it. But my last house, which had a really big yard, started to look like a daylily farm and I could not get them all divided. So the rule was that anybody who wanted to dig 'em could have 'em. And those plants went forth and multiplied some more. And then I moved and I swore that I would never plant anything close together again. I was in my "instant gratification" gardening phase when I did the daylily thing.
I understand that this plant spreads but does not become invasive like some called mint do. It must do a lot of things right to have won the prize for perennials. But I was pretty concerned about the possiblity of the neighborhood cats having a love-in or something. Glad to hear it is not a problem. My geriatric dog would probably get a new lease on life though.
I wonder if catmint shows up in Florida, too, considering that it tolerates heat so well.
I have an ornamental grass named Carly Rose (might be Karly) -- anyway the bloom lasts for a really long time during the same period it looks like. It is not a huge ornamental grass but not a tiny one either. Something tells me those pink plumes would look really good backing up the purple Nepeta. (I sure wish the weather would get warm around here. I am so ready to dig.)....and then throw a big splash of limelight hydrangea in with its bright green blooms and all that pink and purple and step back!!! (I am so ready for Spring.)
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