Catnip

Japanese Honeysuckle

About Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle

Catnip

Japanese Honeysuckle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-74-11

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm800.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Winter, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden 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

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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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

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

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

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

Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

Lonicera japonica

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

जापानी Honeysuckle

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Japanese Honeysuckle

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Chèvrefeuille japonais

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

madreselva japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Honeysuckle japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

wiciokrzew japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

CISSANTHEMOS Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Caprifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Lonicera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250180

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle

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

Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle Physical Information

Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Japanese Honeysuckle height is 800.00 cm and width 800.00 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Japanese Honeysuckle flower color: White and Yellow
Japanese Honeysuckle leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle

Care of Catnip and Japanese Honeysuckle 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 Japanese Honeysuckle pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Honeysuckle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.