Each year the Perennial Plant Association selects a perennial plant of the year. Do you know what plant got the vote for 2007?
The Perennial Plant Association has been selecting a Perennial Plant of the Year for over 15 years now and plants are selected by members vote. Each year member's cast a vote for their favorite and submit nominations for next year's vote.
This year's winner is a beautiful and fragrant plant with lots to offer a gardener; Nepeta 'Walker's Low'. This catmint has gray-green foliage with a nice scent to the leaves. The catmint also has a long bloom time when the plant is covered with blue flower spikes. It grows 30-36" tall and is hardy in zones 3-8.
Previous Perennial Plant of the Year winners include Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch' in 2006, Hellebores x hybrida in 2005 and Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' in 2004.
