How to Grow and Care for Catmint - The Spruce
2024年9月5日 · Catmint (Nepeta) is a genus of perennial ornamental herbs in the mint family that also includes catnip (Nepeta cataria). These easy-to-grow plants have slightly aromatic gray-green foliage with a delicate, lacy appearance.
Nepeta cataria (Catnip) - Gardenia
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a perennial herb belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe, Southwestern, and Central Asia but has been widely naturalized in North America. Catnip is well-known for its effects on cats, as it contains a compound called nepetalactone that can induce a euphoric response in many felines.
Catnip - Wikipedia
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, catwort, and catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, parts of Mongolia, and parts of China.
Nepeta cataria - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Nepeta cataria is the true catnip that is loved by house cats. Although native to Europe and Asia, it has over time naturalized in many areas around the world, including much of southern Canada and the U.S.
How to Grow Catnip (Nepeta Cataria) - Gardening Channel
Catnip is a drought resistant groun- covering perennial hardy to USDA zones 3 through 9. Catnip plants grow their best when placed in full sun to partial shade. This herb does well in almost any soil type, but catnip thrives in a slightly alkaline, moderately rich loam.
How to Plant and Grow Catmint - Gardener's Path
2023年3月21日 · Nepeta cataria. If you are interested in the traditional medicinal herb we think of as catnip, N. cataria is the one you want. This plant has long stalks with large, coarsely toothed, fuzzy leaves and small white, purple, or pink flowers in dense whorls.
How to Grow Catnip Plants - The Spruce
2022年8月18日 · Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a herbaceous perennial that thrives in much of North America and is very easy to grow. It has a clump-forming growth habit with square stems and triangular to oval, gray-green leaves with toothed edges that stretch around 3 inches long.
Catmint – How to Grow & Care for Nepeta | Garden Design
2021年10月5日 · Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is more aromatic than catmint. Its ornamental attributes are lacking and it tends to be weedy and invasive. In the garden, it offers the most value as a culinary herb or as a repellant for certain insects, including mosquitoes, aphids and squash bugs.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Catmint (Nepeta) - Epic Gardening
2024年10月30日 · Named “Perennial of the Year” in 2007, and one of the most renowned catmint plants, the subspecies of Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ offers an abundance of lavender-blue flowers spiking above its gray-green foliage from mid-May through late September.
How to Grow and Care for Catnip: Your Complete Guide
2023年11月7日 · How to Grow Catnip (Nepeta) Is Catnip Considered Easy to Grow at Home? Catnip is a very easy plant to grow, especially for novice gardeners. These perennials are rapid growers and reach full maturity in about a year. It can be grown directly in …