Catmint

Blood Orange

About Catmint and Blood Orange

Catmint

Blood Orange

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Fruit

Origin

Turkey, Iran, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Apple Mint, Basil Mint, Ginger Mint

Tarocco, Sanguinello, Moro

Number of Varieties

6008

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Banks, Near organic waste disposal, Roadsides, Stream side

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-9

Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm457.20 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

40.60 cm365.76 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in fall, fertilize in spring

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Anaesthesia, Irritation to urinary tract

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain

Appetizer, Blood purifier, Carminative, Miscellany, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents

Used as essential oil

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NEPETA mussinii

CITRUS sinensis

Common Name

Catmint

Blood Orange, Naval Orange, Orange, Sweet Orange

In Hindi

कटमींट

Blood Orange Tree

In German

Katzenminze

Blut- Orange Tree

In French

Catmint

Sang Orange Tree

In Spanish

catmint

Árbol de la naranja de sangre

In Greek

catmint

Blood Orange Tree

In Portuguese

nêveda

Orange Tree sangue

In Polish

catmint

Krew Orange Tree

In Latin

nepetae mixtam

Sanguinem Aliquam ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

Family

Lamiaceae

Rutaceae

Genus

Nepeta

Citrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Nepeteae

Citreae

Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Number of Species

150

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Catmint and Blood Orange

Wondering what are the properties of Catmint and Blood Orange? We provide you with everything About Catmint and Blood Orange. Catmint doesn't have thorns and Blood Orange doesn't have thorns. Also Catmint does not have fragrant flowers. Catmint has allergic reactions like Anaesthesia and Irritation to urinary tract and Blood Orange has allergic reactions like Anaesthesia and Irritation to urinary tract. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Catmint and Blood Orange and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Catmint and Missouri Primrose

Catmint and Mexican primrose

Catmint and Black Mondo Grass

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Catmint and Blood Orange

Season and care of Catmint and Blood Orange is important to know. While considering everything about Catmint and Blood Orange Care, growing season is an essential factor. Catmint season is Summer and Fall and Blood Orange season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Catmint is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Blood Orange is Loam while the PH of soil for Catmint is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Blood Orange is Acidic, Neutral.

Catmint and Blood Orange Physical Information

Catmint and Blood Orange physical information is very important for comparison. Catmint height is 20.30 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Blood Orange height is 457.20 cm and width 365.76 cm. The color specification of Catmint and Blood Orange are as follows:

Catmint flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Catmint leaf color: Green and Light Green
Blood Orange flower color: White
Blood Orange leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Catmint and Blood Orange

Care of Catmint and Blood Orange include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Catmint pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blood Orange pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Catmint needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blood Orange needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.