Nepeta or catmint – beloved by cats and bees – includes some convincing blues; Nepeta grandiflora Bramdean with hairy leaves and grey-green scented leaved Nepeta × faassenii Blue Wonder.

Prune these beloved summer perennials to encourage future growth.

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It’s excellent with blue geraniums, such as ‘Johnson’s Blue’, and smaller catmints such as Nepeta x faassenii ‘Kitkat’.