Catnip

Dame's Rocket

About Catnip and Dame's Rocket

Catnip

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

Europe, Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Nepeta cataria

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

204

0 40000

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Habitat

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

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-74-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9 - 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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

980.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

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 Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

कटनीप

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Katzenminze

Rockets Freifrau

In French

cataire

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Catnip

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

catnip

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Kocimiętka

Rocket Dame

In Latin

catnip

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

Family

Lamiaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Nepeta

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

25050

1 27800

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Properties of Catnip and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Catnip and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Catnip and Dame's Rocket. Catnip doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Catnip and Dame's Rocket

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

Catnip and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Catnip and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Catnip and Dame's Rocket

Care of Catnip and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.