Catnip, Not Just for Cats!
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Have a great week ! xx
My 10yr old daughter started to complain of a sore throat the other night. I couldn’t tell if it was allergies or a summer cold starting. Yesterday morning she woke up complaining her throat was still sore and her ears clogged up. I brewed her a pot of catnip, thyme, oregano, knob of ginger, and raw honey. After the first pot, “mommy my ear just popped open.” By the second pot of tea at 3pm, both ears drained and she was full of life again! Thank you for sharing your wisdom us!
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Amazing and wonderful and helpful plants! So glad for your daughter - such quick and safe medicine xx
Oh, by the way your 18 year old cat looks wonderful. I have an one eyed Tom who is halfway through his 24th year. Such a dear friend he has been and still is the guardian of the farm.
I just love starting❤ Sundays with you
Wow, 24 years old. What a treasure to have him with you that long.
HERO!! What a great cat! xx
2014, our cat Sophie passed away, before she died she was taking big chunks of catnip, eating it , I'm sure it was helping with pain. After, she passed within 1 month, that plant withered away and died, I took care of it the same as always, we thought it was sad and died without it's kitty, I had that plant for years. ❤😺
How interesting! I am sure the cat and the plant had a relationship and maybe the plant pined away. I think you are right xx
"If you set it, the cat will get it, if you sow it the can won't know it" ☺ version I heard. Another lovely video!
Thank you so much - that was it. My memory!!! xx
Such a good cup of coffee this morning while watching your video. Thank you for letting us get to know you and your wonderful fur babies. They always put a smile on my face if not a giggle. What a beautiful mix of smiles and learning. Thank you Terri.
Lovely getting to know you too, through your comments xx
I love the synchronicity of this video. I am the permaculture writer for our local horticulture newsletter. My topic for the next issue is natural pest control and I call out the benefits of catnip for that use! Also, called out the benefits for humans as well!!!
I live with three Nip Heads and am setting out a bit of it for them now. You mentioned that they don't really like it as a plant but mine will eat it from the garden pot so I have to hang it up out of reach.
Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week
You're welcome and synchronicity is a wonderful thing. Hope your week is wonderful too xx
Always enchanting and full of beauty!
Beauty is everywhere I am happy to say xx
Beautiful cat! ❤
She really is, her eyes are amazing xx
Thank you Terri and Lowell! You make Sundays better! Belly rubs to the dogs!!
Thanks Lori and dogs said thanks too xx
I will be in Ireland in spirit!🌱🐈
You are welcome, thank you xx
My family loves when I sit down with my cup of green tea and the first notes of the beautiful music come from my ohone indicating that it is my time with Danu's garden. Thank you for bringing rhe knowledge and so much peace to all of us Terri and Lol❤
I love the music too! Always puts me in a good headspace. 😊
Thank you for that vidéo :).
And yes, cats often prefer "garbage" toys : old carboards, aluminium balls, simple strings 😄
Yeah, like kids on Christmas morning prefer the boxes😂
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden So why bother ? 😅
For years I have had a lovely catnip plant growing in a large terra cotta pot. The feral cats & neighbors cats all love it! My two older gurls are not so interested…. I will have fresh catnip plants, for any cat who wants it.
Watched My 17 yr old tortie gurl Lucy stalking birds in the grass in backyard yesterday. Brought a big smile to see her still interested at 17 🧡🤍🖤🐈
Our cat is 17 too. She looks incredibly young but has a grumpy old lady attitude xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden 😹🐾🐾💖
Your garden looks great,dogs look happy,lovely video again.Have a happy day Terri. Blessings from Scotland.
Thanks! All is lovely and blessings to you in Scotland xx
Thank you for sharing ✌🏽💖🤟🏽✨️🧚♂️
Glad to, you are welcome xx
I have a large crop of catmint and my other mints and herbs are also doing well. In fact, they're surviving much better than the rest of my garden. Our temperatures are still in the middle 90s F with humidity in the 80s F, so a lot of plants and people are wilting from that heat. I constantly have a glass of iced herb tea with me during these days and they're a wonderful and refreshing drink.
Oh I would definitely wilt as well. I think we are in late teens today here and it feels warm xx
Some of my cats have loved catnip and some have ignored it. I wasn't aware of all the healing properties for humans. Thanks for another informative video. Blessings xx
Happy Sunday morn, Danu, from Ga, USA! Your fur babies are precious!❤
Happy Sunday to you too. Have a great day xx
Not fair. Ya melted me heart ♥. With yars bee you to full yard, dog-o and kitty before the proper video started .
Very lovely life❤ Goirgeous Lady!
Very interesting plant. Look forward to your Sunday videos each week.😊 love the videography, animals etc. Have a good week.
You too Connie xx
Hi Terri, very interesting, I really didn't know much about catnip! Your garden looks great. Have a wonderful week. xxx Cynthia 🌿🌙💚 thank you
Thanks for watching, Cynthia xx
A very pleasant morning spent learning from you about catnip! Your garden is very lovely and by all appearances thriving! Thank you.
Another sweet, lovely video to start my week. Thank you!! ❤️😊
You are so welcome! Xx
Our old male cat here started rolling around like a kitten at play when I grew catnip and introduced it to him…wife and I laughed😅🐱…always enjoy your videos, greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks for watching, Mr and Mrs Randy Watts xx
Your garden is inspiring ❤ That Buddelia is gorgeous!
It really is! It was a little stick that went I temporarily and then took off. I meant to cut it back last year and then plant it elsewhere but next thing I knew, it was growing again so have had to leave it, for now xxx
I noticed a plant growing in the woods t'other day Terri, I thought 'is that mint or a nettle'...so thanks for teaching me what it was.😂. Love your vlogs. Good luck with your talk at the festival. ❤
Thanks so much Moira, looking forward to it xx
Thank you. Rain here in Lillehammer Norway Sad summer
It hasn't been great, but was pleasant here this last week. Hope it continues 🤞
🦋🇺🇸👋Good Morning Terri & everyone from Central Pennsylvania. Unusually dry here as well. Shared & reposted.. Thanks Terri . Have a Blessed Day my friend. 🙏🙏❤️
And a blessed day to you too. Thanks so much for sharing xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden 🦋🇺🇸🕊️🕊️😊You are welcome
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Hello Terri! Catnip is one of my favorite herbs. I have a big patch of it and the bees just love it! Have a great week. Your fur babies look so amazing!
The bees do love it which is great. The dogs both love summer - lying outdoors all day, resting, until W A L K time xx
Good morning Terri very interesting as usual. Enjoy your week. X
Thank you! You too! Xx
Hi Terri, Greetings from sunny County Cork! I have just harvested my own catnip, and my two housecats are going crazy trying to pull it down off the drying hooks, and ripping open the paper storage bags. At this rate there won't be any left to make their Yule toys with! Thank you so much for your lovely videos every Sunday, the highlight of my week, and for all who watch you. Blessed Be!
Thanks so much Jackie. Those poor cats, I can just picture them, going crazy! Many blessings to you and them xx
Good Morning Terri ☀️🌱
I have an abundance of catmint around my house and garden. This information has been very helpful. Thank you so much for this! Everything looks full of life. Love the chicken peeking through the fence, looks like a picture out of a storybook 😊
Have a wonderful and peaceful week🎼🌿
Those chickens are so funny. So curious and full of life. Hope your week is a good one too xx
💖 Another beautiful film. Thank you! 🍀
Thank you John, hope you are having a wonderful week xx
i just love this video so much since I also have two tuxedo cats and start to grow catnip since last year, thanks so much for this serene music and the very rustic view of your garden!
So glad you enjoyed it all xx
Our old cat (she passed at 22 years) loved Catnip and rolled in it even when she was so old. Thank you for all the information on catnip , good to know all its uses❤
Glad it was helpful! That was a good age! xx
Excellent episode, Danu. 🙂 Catnip has run rampant through my gardens too. My cats don't much care about it, but I leave it for the neighborhood cats to enjoy, and because...well...why not?
It can be fun to watch them enjoying it. xx
i love catnip just had some tincture in water its also high in vitamin C
Yes, so good for supporting the immune system xx
Thanks Terri, another herb to think about planting in my garden. Have a fab afternoon!
Had a lovely afternoon Deb, thankyou. xx
Here in the USA, in Northeast Connecticut, my self seeded catnip crossed with lemon balm, so now I have catnip that smells like lemons! I couldn't believe what I was seeing and smelling. Catnip is the best mosquito repellent. I made a tincture using Catnip, yarrow and witch hazel. We tested it on a camp out and it worked! Mosquitos were flying all around but none bit! You do have to reapply every 30 minutes.
Thanks for sharing the recipe - brilliant! xx
Blessings terri and lol.♥️
Thankyou for another brilliant video with lots of great information. Xx👍🥰🥰
Happy Sunday Bev, big hugs to you and yours xx
GOOD MORNING ALL ! MY SUNDAY MORNING TREAT HERE IN THE GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST U.S.A. MY SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE AND BREAKFAST COOKIE WHILE WATCHING, 😁🙏❤️❣️
Good morning! Good evening now at this time. So glad you are enjoying the channel Miss Prissy xx
I always love the honey smell of Buddlia… I have one too but trim it each year … your garden looks wonderful Terri
Thanks you . It is a lovely "gone wild" garden - I will have to reclaim it soon xx
Thank you for a very delightful video on catnip/cat mint. I have now added it to my herb order 👍🌷. Your garden and video has given me hope. Blessings and peace.
Delighted to hear that and glad to know you are sowing herbs xx Good luck
Hello Terri I never knew catnip had that many uses! I just read it will grow in Queensland, so I will give it a go for this Spring & Summer. As always your garden looks stunning! Much Love & Many Blessings🌻🐞❤🐝🐛
Many Blessings to you too Starcruiser xx
Beautiful Thank you.
You are welcome, thanks for watching xx
dear Terri............valuable information..thank you so much...................Blessings and Greetings from ,,YOYO,, Daggy,Kiel,Germany( I love this expression)☘☘☘xx
Hey YoYo Daggy! Hope you are well and counting down the days xx
Your videos - another reason to love Sunday mornings!! As always, Thanks.
You are so kind, glad you enjoy them xx
The Garden is absooutly gorgeous. what an incredible environment to work in. lots of hard graft but I`m sure you really enjoy your meals. Awwww your going to get a kitten. how exciting. I have Pipin here and lots of Cats come for a fead. I just love them. Just watched some of Disney`s Arisocats, the Dogs remind me of Jazz and Broc (i know Jazz is female0 but they are hillarious. all of them and such great company. I love your dress, such a beautiful pattern. Well hugs to the Dogs and enjoy yur beautiful garden. E x
Thanks Elaine! It is a lot of work, but I do love and appreciate it so much. CAn't remember the dogs in the film, will have to watch it again xx
As always a joyful start to the week.
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you xx
I had catnip show up in my garden this year, and have watched my cat walk up and take little bites of the leaves. She loves it and is always always always in the garden. We call her “The Keeper Of The Garden” because she’s always napping in the St John’s Wort 🐈⬛
Hope your little guardian is keeping the garden safe and not sleeping on the job too often xx
I’m always excited to learn more from you! Your catnip is huge. I’ve never been able to keep mine alive because the cats eating it but have started some from seed & had to hang it up to keep my kitty from eating it all. I hope to get into the ground soon & hide it for the fall😉 Thanks 🤗🇨🇦
You can do it! Someone kindly commented with the rhyme - "If you set it, the cats forget it!" xx
Good morning Terri and Lol. I appreciate the comparison with Stinging Nettle and Catnip. (Catmint). I have never seen Catnip, so if we ever cross paths, I'll know enough to take a second look. I tried catnip tea, decades ago, one bag in a cup before bed, and I awoke in the night with a red face and sweating profusely. I swore I'd stay away from that tea but after this video, I might try it again. ... Your critters are sweet. I imagine your chickens earn their keep by 'just doing their thing' and looking so sweet. Have a great week, both of you. I'm looking forward to your next week's video. Blessings from Canada.💚
Those chicks are not doing of a "thing" at the moment. Maybe it is the weather?? You must be sensitive to the diaphoretic action of Catnip so remember next time you have a bad cold and a temperature. xx
Hey Girl -- so good to know. You just taught me another thing. I want to plant Catnip for my fur baby rather than provide store bought. I was concerned about planing it and enticing all the neighbourhood cats - which would no doubt drive my baby crazy. So happy to learn that planting and growing from seed won't do that!!! You are amazing and I'm so glad I've been following you, my kindred spirit!!
You are so welcome! Hope the rhyme holds true xx
Oh my your black so reminds me of my lovely 22year old dog we lost about 10 weeks ago. 🐕🐕🐕🐕😢😢😢😢😢😢. Thank you. Blessing ❤
Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. What a great age!! Our last dog reached 17 and we thought that was a record. Sincere condolences and hope you are ok xx
We call catnip valeriaan , works perfect for the nerves , try it on my husband for his flatulence 😂👌 love the video shot of the cat next to the tin pot , would make a beautiful painting , thank u again for this video , have a great week ❤🙏🏻🍀😍
Hope you have a great week too. Valerian is a separate plant altogether and looks very different. Glad Catnip is working on the flatulence😂 xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGardenthank u never to old to learn ❤️
Thank you for your wisdom! I absolutely adore all of your fur babies. Much love to you and yours from hot and humid Maine!! 💙
Love to you too from a chilly and already autumnal Connemara. We are heading into a week of rain!
I use catnip in a calming tea to help with sleep and get good dreams. It truly helps with colds too, but mixed with other herbs. Thank you for another great educational video.
Thanks for sharing that, mmm good dreams would be nice! xx
Good morning Terri and Lol, I love catmint! I trim it down after the first purple flowers die off and then I get a second flowering. It's very interesting with the use of Catnip for cramping thank you for that information. Your cat is beautiful I just adopted a kitten his name is Minx all black long hair domestic so full of life I'm so glad I got him to keep me company. Thank you for your video have a wonderful week Blessings always xoxo
Blessings to you - your new cat sounds beautiful. xx
I just love you. What a beautiful life you live. Thank you for your teachings.
You are so welcome, thanks for watching xx
We haven't had a lot of rain; but, it has been very hot during the day and cool at night. I have never grown any catnip that didn't draw cats who ate it and rolled on it until they killed it. I have even tried to grow it in hanging pots high up off the ground; however, cats found a way to get to it anyway. I have always grown it from seed. I have wondered if growing catnip may draw wild cats (bobcats, and cougars) out of the woods near my house? We know they are in the woods, because they are seen now and then.
Cats will always find a way. 😂 I don't know what it was about our cats 🤷♀️
I had a little dog named Pippy, was delighted to hear your cat's name. Lovely video on catnip. I have some growing now in a pot. It was a transplant and the feral cats had a go at it not long after I planted it. Knocked it off the high shelf I moved it to as well. Moved it to my back porch and they haven't bothered it as of now.
Sorry to hear that but hope the pot is safe now. It is astonishing how the cats behave! xx
Not all cats go crazy for catnip. I have 3 and only 1 of my girls adores it.
Someone said it is genetics xx
Love your vids! I'm in West Virginia, USA...very hot and humid here right now though we are getting some much needed rain right now. Out of 17 cats over the years, only 2 didn't respond to catnip! Also, as an art project, I put dots of paint on canvas and placed in a gallon size freezer bag, 2 bags actually, put them on the floor, sprinkled with catnip, and as my cats rolled around in it, they produced wonderful abstract art for me! 🎉
Oh wow! Sounds fascinating! xx
My kitty is so into catnip that I call her my little nip head. If I were to brew myself a tea with it, I'm not sure she'd let me have it! 😸 I've never seen it grow so tall!
I have it in three different places and this was the biggest best bunch xx
🙏💫🐈⬛😇🌱thank you 🙏
You are so welcome xx
Good morning , good day, good night where ever you are 🍀 my cats loves catnip or nepeta 😻 can’t keep it in my garden .
Good morning to you too and hello to the cats xx
My kitties love catnip fresh from the garden and dried in the winter. The Yeeoow organic catnip toys are the cats' favorite toys.😺🌈 All the wild cats in the neighborhood pay homage to the catnip bed in my garden. I was lucky to hide a plant that they didn't find and of course it spreads like a mint.🌿
Good idea to hide one! That will show 'em!😂 xx
From what I've heard, kittens don't react to catnip as adult cats do. I don't remember the age for when they start to enjoy it, but fun to see what your future kitten will do with it😊
That might explain things!! Never tried when the cats were older, just presumed they didn't like it. Will try with old Pippy after all. Xx
The hens are unusually curious today
I do enjoy my Catnip plant in the garden. My cats do prefer it dried to fresh. Mine has a very distinct smell reminiscent of a certain smoking herb. I usually let it bloom for the pollinators. Hoverflys, parasitic wasps, and all kinds of bees surround it constantly. It can also be used as an accelerator for a hot compost pile.
I knew it was wonderful for the pollinators but thanks for the tip re the compost xx
Hello there dear terri, oh hello also to the creatures, dogs and the chickens .i do love to see them and here them .i feel that they are so comforting dont you??whaw,i love the huge amount of catnip you have terri,i have some but definitely small amount. Hopefully it will get larger, that sounds lovely, making little cat toys and stuffing with dried catnip is great.i used to do that for our cat(sonny).he has passed on now.i sometimes for friends cat,they really do love the smell 😊. Terri your budlia is definitely more shaped than mine.i have 2 large ones which they have minds of their own, they really are like lovable rouge s.he he,very pretty and lovely smell.no butterflies still.i have been out in the garden with my grandchildren this morning, still no butterflies, somehow i need to snip off the brown to allow some more flowers. In the front garden we had a very tall one keep chopping her down and down, still it wants to keep growing ,it popped up by itself, i did snap aa little stick of a white one from somewhere last year, i stuck it in the side of my scots pine pot,now its in bloom with white flowers, i purple flower 😅. Well i have to repot scotty now as she,s feeling very pot bound, bit like her shoes are much too tight 😅. So much to do, but little a time will be fine wont it..aw terri, something exciting for you to be looking forward to a little kitten 😸 😊. We only have my chickens now. Other people s cats always popping by..very inspired with the cat nip thankyou terri so much.love and blessings to you and your family and creatures too.from me and mine 🐔 😊. Happy Sunday and have a lovely week.xxbeautiful gardens terri..x
Lots of love and blessings to you and yours Hetty. We did have butterflies in spring but very few now. The weather has been so cold ! Our other Buddleias are completely wild and very tall now. I will replant this one that I accidentally left in a veg bed!! Have a great week Hetty xx
Priceless opening to your video! ❤
Love this channel so much. Thank you! ❤️
Lovely to h ear that - thank you xx
Thank you, Terri, for a another interesting video enjoy the rest of your week x
Thank you Joan - you too xx
I am so glad I came across your video. I suffer from severe cramping, that lasts 5-7 days. Sometime I go through it twice a month. My body is always tired , my muscles are so tense I need something better than OTC medicines. My poor kidneys can't take much more. I have to flush them out with cranberry juice. For 30 years I have gone through this pain and sometimes I just feel like giving up. So thank you, I am going to try Catnip Tea.
Have you tried Magnesium? St. John's Wort oil? Hope this helps a little xx
Thank you, Teri! I'm definitely adding catnip to my herb garden ❤
Great! It is a wonderful and hardy addition. xx
Cats are funny..I've had some of them respond only when its dried and other cats went nuts for it when it was fresh and green but weren't as interested in the dry at all. Of course some of them went nuts either way lol. Its so easy to grow and much better than the store bought ...not only because it could have pesticides, but, I heard some companies were cutting it with marjoram. They do that to oregano for humans too. Great video! Thank you Terry!! Have a wonderful day!!❤
Thank you so much for this video, with important information. I'm going to work on it. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. With love from Netherlands.
You re welcome! xx
It is always a good day to learn about an herb. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. That is a sentence for a sampler😃
Thank you for the tip about the catnip seeds :) I have always had cats until recently. I didn't realise that the cats were attracted to the new seedlings and not so bothered about the fully grown plants. I always used to admire the catnip in the flower beds at my local park, but when I tried to grow it for myself, the cats were all over it and it only lasted about a week.
Glad it was helpful! Hope you are luckier with your Catnip next time xx
My cat doesn't have the regular cat reaction to catnip toys, he just tries to eat it or lick toys with it inside. I was surprised as my mum's cats act like they're on drugs! I'll have to try growing my own to see if he likes that. Thanks for another great video 😻🐈⬛❤🌱
Apparently it's genetics, some people have said. xx
Hi Terri, thank you very much for this video today. I've been keeping my eye out for advice on medicine for children as I have a little one. My boy is just a year old, so not very easy to give him medicine at this age. Do you have any more advice on that? It would be lovely to have more videos on various natural medicine for babies/children. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all xx
If he is only one you would have to avoid honey and honey remedies but he could have some tea, Catnip tea if appropriate. Xx
@DanusIrishHerbGarden thank you very much for your reply xx
Absolutely love your channel ❤❤❤❤ Blessings and much luv
Blessings to you and so glad you enjoy the channel xx
Good morning my friend! Now I will start some in my garden. I really thought that I would bring all of the cats to my yard. 😮❤
Go for it! xx
Thank you. Your kitty is beautiful. Love catnip/mint🥰💜💜💜
Thank you for sharing Terri, love your videos xx
Thank you so much Maxine, glad to hear that xx
Very hot here in the almost desert S. W. but catnip went crazy this yr just starting to bloom as well. My kitties are not messing with it either.
Jasmine and Brock so intelligent and cute 😊 ❤
Hope you don't get too hot. Jazz and Broc send their love xx
Thanks for the info! I live in the Appalachian Mountains of TN, so have always been used to seeing catnip. My mom would boil it for tea for my baby sister when she seemed to be “colicky” and cry a lot. Now that I’m learning more about herbs, I’m tincturing catnip, lemon balm, and holy basil to use as a calming blend. Hoping to plant some at our new home. Love your vids! ❤
Thanks so much Jen and good luck in your new home xx
Thank you, Terri!
Thank you for watching xx
Thankyou for this wonderful information. I had a lovely surprise in the garden recently as some self heal has popped up
Wonderful! One of my all time favourites - Self Heal is prolific here this year xx
Another inspiring video❤ Love cat mint!! I also use it along with other herbs for a topical insect repellent using witch hazel and glycerin. Works really well. So look forward to your weekly videos!! Thank-you so much!!
Thanks so much Michele and thanks for the tip xx
Hank you for your input and views.
I had no idea about all the uses, especially for the children. My daughter & I bought a young plant at the local market. Needless to say, our only male cat loved it so much he ate the whole plant then took a cat nap in the pot! Wish I could send u a picture 😊
Next time buy two! I can just see him xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden Good idea! ♡
Good to know,another tool in the ole tool box! Thanks be well
Yep - always handy!😃 xx
Thank you very much for this lovely video, I will try to get the seeds. ❤
Hi Genoveva, It is a lovely plant when flowers are fully opened xx
Hello Terri, Love your videos which I am back studying again. Maybe I have some knowledge to share as catmint and catnip are different. I have some of each, at your inspiration
Please see “Better Homes & Gardens” explanation of the difference:
Catmint vs. Catnip
Catmint and catnip both belong to the mint family in the genus Nepeta. They both have square stems that are typical features of mint plants, and they produce spikes of tiny, two-lipped flowers that are a valuable food source for pollinators. When touched, their aromatic leaves release a mint-like scent that some people find a little pungent and "skunky." Both plants are fast-growing and drought-tolerant. But if you're wondering if you should grow catmint vs. catnip, these plants differ on several critical features.
What Is Catmint?
There are a few different types of catmint, but in general, the perennial plant has a tidier appearance than catnip, growing in slightly sprawling, compact mounds. Catmint's foliage is gray-green in color, and it has a lacy look. For many weeks throughout the summer, these perennials produce pretty spikes of flowers, blooming purple, white, or pink petals. Catmint is hardy, easy to grow, and deer-resistant.
Common varieties of catmint include Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low,’ which blooms lavender-blue flowers, Nepeta subsessilis ‘Sweet Dreams,' which sprouts pink petals with burgundy bracts, and Nepeta x faassenii 'Six Hills Giant,’ which also produces lavender-blue blooms but grows much taller than the other two types.
What Is Catnip?
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a vigorous perennial plant with a somewhat weedy appearance. It has a rangy branching shape and forms 3-foot-tall drifts of gray-green foliage. Its leaves can be triangular or oval-shaped, and they have toothed edges that give the plant a jagged appearance. Small spikes of white flowers appear here and there between spring and fall, but the blooms aren't very showy.
In addition to Nepeta cataria, other varieties of catnip include Nepeta citriodora, which has a lemony fragrance, and Nepeta parnassica, which blooms light pink flowers.
😊jeanne-marie (from her Swiss garden)
I don't think that is relevant as it is referring to herbaceous borders. I am referring to Catnip, also known as Catmint, Nepata cataria. It is confusing when there are some grown just for the flowers and not for medicinal purposes x
I like it as a tea and it’s interesting - our indoor cats have no interest in catnip/catmint…but the 6 garden cats adore it…so I grow it in hanging baskets 😂
Wow! How do you do that?
Thanks Terri, Oh my, my herb theme has been mint over last day. Tried cultivating in a pot, few times and slugs ate it! Decided to grow indoors, same with comfrey on window sill watch this space! luv n light to you Broc Jaz hens and moggies and Lol n all, Trying to catch up with all your fab vids xx
You are so good to make time. Good luck with your herbs xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden Thank you blessed be xx
I love catnip for attracting native bees. Also my chickens like it if I hand feed it to them, but leave the plant alone otherwise.