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Catmint, Kattekruid (Afr.)
Catnip flowers by D. Gordon E. Robertson (CC BY-SA 3.0)
6a
-23°C
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 1m |
20cm | Min | 30cm |
This plant has a mild fragrance
Nepeta cataria is also known as Catnip or Catmint, it is a bushy spreading perennial with grey-green foliage and white flowers with purple, mauve or pink spots. Cats find the plant irresistible, as the name suggests, cats are attracted to the plant and will often eat the leaves or roll in the plants. Most of the plant is edible and can be used in soups or sauces or brewed into a tea.
Some butterfly larvae feast on the leaves. Too wet conditions can lead to powdery mildew or rotting.
Tomatoes, brassicas, cereals
Harvest leaves to make an insect repelling spray or use freshly cut leaves as a mulch between rows of vegetables.
Take 10-15cm long cuttings and remove the leaves from the bottom half . Root in water or directly in soil.
You can propagate by division in spring.
Including butterflies.
It repels mosquitoes and flies.
White with purple, pink or mauve spots.
Insect repellant
Herbal teas or herbal sigaretts.
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