Catnip

Milium Effusum

About Catnip and Milium Effusum

Catnip

Milium Effusum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

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

Damp shady woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-75-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9 - 5

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

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.70 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, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Long Linear

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, 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

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, 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

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

Not Available

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

Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

MILIUM effusum

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Milium effusum

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Wald-Flattergras

7.2.3 In French

cataire

millet étalé

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

effusum milium

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

milium effusum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

milium effusum

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

prosownica rozpierzchła

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

milium effusum

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

Milium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Milium Effusum

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Milium Effusum

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

Catnip and Milium Effusum Physical Information

Catnip and Milium Effusum physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Milium Effusum are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Catnip and Milium Effusum

Care of Catnip and Milium Effusum 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 Milium Effusum 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 Milium Effusum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.