Catnip

Paperwhite Narcissus

About Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus

Catnip

Paperwhite Narcissus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

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

Grassland, Hillside, Pastures, Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-73-9

0 99

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

White, Salmon, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

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

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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

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

From bulbs

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 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, 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 branches, 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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

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

Butterflies

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

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

Healing

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

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 for bedding in gardens

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

Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

NARCISSUS papyraceus

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Paperwhite Narcissus

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

paperwhite narcissus

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Narcissus Pperwhite

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Narcissus Pperwhite

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Narciso Pperwhite

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Νάρκισσος Pperwhite

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Narciso Pperwhite

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Narcyz Pperwhite

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

Narcissus Pperwhite

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Narcissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus

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

Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus Physical Information

Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Paperwhite Narcissus height is 38.10 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Paperwhite Narcissus flower color: White, Salmon and Ivory
Paperwhite Narcissus leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus

Care of Catnip and Paperwhite Narcissus 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 Paperwhite Narcissus pruning is done 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 Paperwhite Narcissus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.