Catnip

Shallot

About Catnip and Shallot

Catnip

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

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

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7

4-8

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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980.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Acicular

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

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Summer

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

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings

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

Average Water Needs

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

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 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

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root

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

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Scallion, Shallot

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

Shallot

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Schalotte

7.2.3 In French

cataire

échalote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

chalote

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

είδος κρεμμυδιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

Sallot

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

Sallot

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

Sallot

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, 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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250

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Properties of Catnip and Shallot

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

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Season and Care of Catnip and Shallot

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

Catnip and Shallot Physical Information

Catnip and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Shallot are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Catnip and Shallot

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