Catnip

Giant Timber Bamboo

About Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo

Catnip

Giant Timber Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1500

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-78-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12 - 8

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm1,000.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.00 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

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged 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

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Stem

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

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

BAMBUSA oldhamii

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Poales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo Physical Information

Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Giant Timber Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo

Care of Catnip and Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Timber Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.