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About Catnip and Beardtongue

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Herbs
Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe, Asia
South-Central United States

Types

Not Available
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

NA200
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas
Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-75-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

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
No Available

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

980.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Not Available

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Not Available

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil
Not Available

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Not Available

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Not Available
Not Available

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach
Not Available

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria
PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip
Beardtongue

In Hindi

कटनीप
Beardtongue

In German

Katzenminze
Bartfaden

In French

cataire
beardtongue

In Spanish

Catnip
beardtongue

In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου
Beardtongue

In Portuguese

catnip
Beardtongue

In Polish

Kocimiętka
Beardtongue

In Latin

catnip
ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida

Order

Lamiales
Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Nepeta
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae
Not Available

Subfamily

Nepetoideae
Not Available

Number of Species

250261
1 27800
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Properties of Catnip and Beardtongue

Wondering what are the properties of Catnip and Beardtongue? We provide you with everything About Catnip and Beardtongue. Catnip doesn't have thorns and Beardtongue doesn't have thorns. Also Catnip does not have fragrant flowers. Catnip has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Beardtongue has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Catnip and Beardtongue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Catnip and Beardtongue

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

Catnip and Beardtongue Physical Information

Catnip and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Beardtongue are as follows:

  • Catnip flower color: White and Lavender

  • Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray

  • Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple

  • Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Beardtongue

Care of Catnip and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Catnip pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.