Catnip Plant Varieties Growing Different Species Of Nepeta

There are five popular types that include:

True catnip (Nepeta cataria)– Produces white to purple flowers and grows 3 feet (1 m.) ...
Greek catnip (Nepeta parnassica)– Pale pink blooms and 1½ feet (. ...
Camphor catnip (Nepeta camphorata)– White flowers with purple dots, about 1½ feet (.

Is Nepeta the same as catnip?
What is the best Nepeta?
How many different types of catnip are there?
Can catmint be divided?
Is catnip edible to humans?
Is catnip an invasive plant?
What is the bluest catmint?
Does catmint need sun?
Does catmint spread fast?
What is the strongest strain of catnip?
Does catmint attract bees?
What can I use instead of catnip?

Is Nepeta the same as catnip?

Are Catnip and Catmint the Same? It can be easy to mistake these two plants as simply different names for the same thing, but they are, in fact, different plants. Both are part of the mint family and both belong to the Nepeta genus – catnip is Nepeta cataria and catmint is Nepeta mussinii.

What is the best Nepeta?

Walker's Low Nepeta - named after an English castle and not for its size, this cultivar has showy deep blue flowers on tall flower spikes. 'Walker's Low' grows as a neat, non-suckering, well-behaved plant and blooms for many months from late spring into mid-summer.

How many different types of catnip are there?

The best known variety is the one which cats are so fond of, but there are over 250 different varieties of catnip in the world.

Can catmint be divided?

Catmint (Nepeta x fassenii 'Walker's Low) is easy to divide – every little piece with roots that breaks off can grow.

Is catnip edible to humans?

Catnip is POSSIBLY SAFE for most adults when taken by mouth in small amounts. Cupful amounts of catnip tea have been consumed without serious side effects. However, catnip is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when smoked or taken by mouth in high doses (many cups of catnip tea, for example).

Is catnip an invasive plant?

Using Catnip Companion Plants

Catnip can get quite invasive, spreading rapidly through a bed. To avoid this, you can plant the herb in a container and then bury it near catnip companion plants. Obviously, the herb may attract cats to your garden, but the flowers also attract honeybees.

What is the bluest catmint?

Catmint 'Blue Wonder' (Nepeta racemosa) is a lovely dwarf perennial noted for its continuous massive dark blue blooms, on short spikes atop aromatic, gray-green foliage, from late spring to early fall.

Does catmint need sun?

Although most prefer full sun, they won't mind a bit of afternoon shade, especially when grown in hot climates. Catmint will grow in just about any type of well-drained soil.

Does catmint spread fast?

Catmint has few pests and the seeds are sterile so it doesn't spread by self-sowing. Catmint is a classic cottage garden plant that often accompanies peonies, roses, coreopsis, and delphiniums. Because of its spreading nature, it's a great filler plant to provide color and green foliage between later blooming flowers.

What is the strongest strain of catnip?

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Does catmint attract bees?

Catmint. Don't let the name sway you from planting this bee favorite. ... You and the bees will be rewarded with blue flowers that top silvery foliage all season long. Why we love it: One haircut midseason will keep this heat-and drought-tolerant plant looking its best throughout the growing season.

What can I use instead of catnip?

Catnip and its Alternatives

Silver Vine (Actinidia polygama)
Tatarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)