Catnip

Molinia Arundinacea

About Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea

Catnip

Molinia Arundinacea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Southern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7

5-8

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, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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980.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Dark Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

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, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Needle like

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

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 regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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

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5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

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

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

Molinia arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Moor Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Tall Moor Grass

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Hoch Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Herbe Moor hauteur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Tall Grass Moor

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Ψηλός Moor Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Alto Moor Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Wysoki Moor Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

Alta Maurus Grass

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

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

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8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea

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

Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea Physical Information

Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Molinia Arundinacea height is 90.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Molinia Arundinacea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Arundinacea leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea

Care of Catnip and Molinia Arundinacea 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 Molinia Arundinacea pruning is done Prune in winter, 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 Molinia Arundinacea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.