Catnip

Giant Silvergrass

About Catnip and Giant Silvergrass

Catnip

Giant Silvergrass

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not Avaialble

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Lake Sides, savannahs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-75-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9 - 1

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Not Available

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

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rhizome division

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Riesenschilf

7.2.3 In French

cataire

géant silvergrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Silvergrass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

Giant Silvergrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Miscanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Giant Silvergrass

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

Compare List of Herbs » More

Catnip and Lemon Basil

Catnip and Greek Oregano

Catnip and Sweet Marjoram

» More

More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Catnip and Giant Silvergrass

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

Catnip and Giant Silvergrass Physical Information

Catnip and Giant Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Giant Silvergrass are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Giant Silvergrass

Care of Catnip and Giant Silvergrass 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 Giant Silvergrass 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 Giant Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.