Beneath the aspens in the back courtyard there was a bit of greenery, just a few leaves in the gravel, when we moved in. It looked like a struggling weed. I watered it and it took off, and to my delight it became a full mat of foliage with blue flowers.
This is a low growing catmint, and the closest I can find to its habit and blue flowers is 'Little Trudy'. A plant site I researched mentioned buying 'Little Trudy' in Santa Fe, so I know it was sold here.
 |
| April 28, 2020. Catching some morning sun |
 |
| April 25, 2020 |
It seeds around itself quite a bit and in spring 2020 I dug a few up and planted them in the center of the kitchen courtyard garden. This stays low and tidy and I think it will fill the front of the courtyard garden nicely. Easy to grow and transplant.
 |
| April 11, 2018 |
It starts blooming in very early April and keeps going all summer. It remains a low mat of foliage and not the bigger, upright 'Dropmore' nepeta I had in CT.
 |
| Second week of April |
But in fall 2020 I removed the rock circles from the base of both aspens, and after that the catmint looked stranded out in the open gravel.
 |
| November 16, 2020 |
I need to dig it up and move it into the garden space behind the aspen.
 |
| November 16, 2020 -- it looks odd out in the gravel now. |