Nepeta

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nepeta

(ˈnɛpətə)

(Plants) See catmint

[Latin: catmint]

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Nepeta - catmint

genus Nepeta

asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria - hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats

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Catnip, technically Nepeta cataria, is a member of the mint family with a reputation for attracting cats.

Catnip Crazy: Yes, Virginia, there is high-quality catnip

Why not combine with Nepeta (Catmint), Erigeron (Mexican Fleabane), Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' (Wallflower) or Salvia Caradonna (Balkan Clary) for beeloving visual interest.

Don't call us geraniums! PRETTY PELARGONIUMS ARE PERFECT FOR PLANTERS, PATIOS AND POTS

Bee-friendly Nepeta Six Hills Giant is a popular, vigorousgrowing summer mound-forming plant producing small, lavenderblue flowers in clusters on stems, with aromatic, light green foliage.

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Pelargoniums aren't just for pots and planters, they also grow beautifully in herbacious borders - combine with Nepeta (Catmint), Erigeron (Mexican fleabane), Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' (Wallflower) or Salvia Caradonna (Balkan Clary) for bee-loving visual interest.

How to make the most of summer favourite - pelargoniums

INCLUDE THEM IN BORDERS: Pelargoniums aren't just for pots and planters, they also grow beautifully in herbacious borders - combine with Nepeta (Catmint), Erigeron (Mexican fleabane), Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' (Wallflower) or Salvia Caradonna (Balkan Clary) for beeloving visual interest.

Perk up your patio with pelargoniums; Garden designer Claudia de Yong offers tips on how to make a statement with this colourful stalwart summer plant

Other candidates are Yarrow, Nepeta, Astrantia, Coreopsis and Rudbeckia.

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Good companion plants include coneflower (Echinacea), Leucanthemum "Becky," sea holly (Eryngium), Russian sage (Peroviskia), catmint (Nepeta), hardy geranium (Geranium), and stonecrop (Sedum).

Thinking ahead to summer?

For example, the herb Nepeta, also known as catnip, repels Japanese beetles and protects rose bushes if planted near them.

Fathman, Liz, Ed.: Herbs A to Z: The St. Louis Herb Society

I have planted many areas in different gardens specifically with pets in mind, and have been thrilled to see dogs lie in rosemary to relax, cats enjoying rolling in nepeta (the cousin of catnip), and even one old Lab with respiratory problems, choose Lungwort to self medicate with.

NATURAL HEALTH SERVICE

FOR COLOUR, ADD NEPETA Along with lavender, nepeta (catmint) provides an impressive swathe at the front of a border, thanks to its clouds of tiny mauve flowers on gentle spikes that flower from early summer to autumn.

Reap rewards of cottage industry; Old-fashioned cottage plots look quaintly haphazard.. but that takes organisation