Catnip

Red Currant

About Catnip and Red Currant

Catnip

Red Currant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-73-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

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

Yellow, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Maple shaped

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 Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

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

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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 every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Citrus, Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Aphids, Birds, Borers, 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

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Asthma

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

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, 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

Culinary use, Used As Food, 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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

RIBES rubrum

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Red Currant

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Red Currant

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Rote Johannisbeere

7.2.3 In French

cataire

Groseille

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

Grosella

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Groselha

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Porzeczkowy

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

red RIBES

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Grossulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Ribes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Red Currant

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Red Currant

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

Catnip and Red Currant Physical Information

Catnip and Red Currant physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Red Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Red Currant are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green

Care of Catnip and Red Currant

Care of Catnip and Red Currant 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 Red Currant pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to half of its height and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.