Catnip

Lamb's Lettuce

About Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce

Catnip

Lamb's Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, 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

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

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

Not Available

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

Elliptic to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring

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

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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 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

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

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

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

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

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

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

Added to salads, Used As Food

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

VALERIANELLA locusta

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Lamb's Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Feldsalat

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Mâche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Miramores

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Μαρούλι αρνιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Alface-de-cordeiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Roszpunka

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

Lactuca agni

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Valerianaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Valerianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Valerianeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Valerianoideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Lamb's Lettuce

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