Catnip

Foxtail Grass

About Catnip and Foxtail Grass

Catnip

Foxtail Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-74-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Not Available

1.8 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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 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

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

ALOPECURUS

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Foxtail Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Foxtail Grass

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Foxtail Grass

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Foxtail Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Hierba de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

αλωπέκουρου Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

grama de foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

ber trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

panicum Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Foxtail Grass

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Foxtail Grass

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

Catnip and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

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

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Foxtail Grass flower color: White
Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Catnip and Foxtail Grass

Care of Catnip and Foxtail Grass 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 Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.