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Catnip Nepeta cataria

How to sow catnip: Direct seed indoors before frost, or outdoors after last frost

Sun requirement for catnip: Plant in Full Sun

Catnip has been planted 13 times by Growstuff members.

Catnip is a herbaceous perennial in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It resembles mint, with triangular, coarse-toothed leaves, square stems, and small, pink, white, purple, or blue flowers. Like mint, it can become invasive, so it is best planted in containers. Catnip is used an ornamental, to make herbal tea, and as a companion plant. It is deer-resistant and attracts beneficial insects like bees and butterflies and deters pests like flea beetles, Japanese beetles, aphids, weevils, ants, squash bugs and mice. It also attracts cats because it contains the chemical nepetalactone, which can cause cats to enter a brief state of euphoria.

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Predictions

Perennial

living more than two years

First harvest expected

1 week after planting

Height

80cm

Spread

80cm

Row Spacing

45cm

Companions

kiwifruit

Photos

Catnip crops

Catnip plantings

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