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Every Nepeta variety, A to Z
The complete Nepeta list, the genus most gardeners know as catmint — all 27 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Nepeta hub instead.
B1
- Blue Moon CatmintNepeta nervosa 'Blue Moon'
C7
- Cat's Meow CatmintNepeta x hybrida 'Cat's Meow'
- Cat's Pajamas CatmintNepeta x faassenii 'Cat's Pajamas'
- CatmintNepeta x hybrida
- CatmintNepeta racemosa
- Catmint NepetaNepeta mussinii
- CatnipNepeta cataria
- Chartreuse CatmintNepeta x faassenii 'Chartreuse on the Loose'
E1
- Early Bird NepetaNepeta 'Early Bird'
F2
- Faassen's catmintNepeta Nepeta x faassenii
- Faassen's CatmintNepeta x faassenii
J2
- Japanese CatmintNepeta subsessilis
- Junior Walker CatmintNepeta x faassenii 'Junior Walker'
L2
- Lesser Cat-mintNepeta nepetella
- Little Trudy CatmintNepeta x hybrida 'Little Trudy'
N2
- Nepeta Blue PreludeNepeta subsessilis 'Blue Prelude'
- Nepeta NeptuneNepeta x hybrida 'Neptune'
P2
- Picture Purrfect CatmintNepeta x hybrida 'Picture Purrfect'
- Purrsian Blue NepetaNepeta x faassenii 'Purrsian Blue'
S4
- Siberian CatmintNepeta sibirica
- Six Hills Giant CatmintNepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant'
- Snowflake CatmintNepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'
- Summer Magic CatmintNepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic'
T1
- Tuberous CatmintNepeta tuberosa
V1
- Veined NepetaNepeta nervosa
W2
- Walker's Low CatmintNepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'
- Walker's Low CatmintNepeta racemosa 'Walker'
Nepeta list questions
How many Nepeta varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 27 distinct Nepeta varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Nepeta varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Nepeta varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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