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The plant is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. It can be a repellent for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs. [3] Catnip is best grown in full sunlight and grows as a loosely branching, low perennial. [33] The cultivar Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora', also known as lemon catmint, is known for the strong lemon-scent of its leaves. [34]
Nepeta subsessilis, the short-stalked catmint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, from Japan. Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with fresh, aromatic green leaves and soft blue flowers in summer and autumn. [ 1 ]
Nepeta × faassenii, a flowering plant also known as catmint [1] and Faassen's catnip, is a primary hybrid of garden origin. The parent species are Nepeta racemosa and Nepeta nepetella . It is an herbaceous perennial , with oval, opposite, intricately veined, gray—green leaves , on square stems.
Catmint usually refers to: the genus Anisomeles; the garden plant Nepeta × faassenii; It may also refer to Anisomeles indica; Anisomeles malabarica, Malabar catmint;
Nepeta × faassenii (garden catmint) – a hybrid of garden source with gray-green foliage and lavender flowers. It is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. [2] The cultivar 'Walker's Low' was named Perennial of the Year for 2007 by the Perennial Plant Association. [6] [7] Nepeta racemosa (raceme catnip) – commonly used in landscaping. [6]
Anisomeles malabarica is a perennial herbaceous shrub that ranges from 0.9 to 2.0m in height. [4] [10] The thick, petiolate leaves are a narrow oval shape, tapering to a point at each end; with a width of 1.5–3 cm and a length of 3–8 cm. [5] [10] The base of the leaves are narrowly cuneate or attenuate. [4]
Nepeta racemosa, the dwarf catnip [2] or raceme catnip, syn. N. mussiniii, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with aromatic leaves and violet or lilac-blue flowers in summer.
Nepeta sibirica, the Siberian catmint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Siberia. [2]Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad, it is an erect aromatic herbaceous perennial with whorls of violet flowers for an extended period in summer.