Hyacinth

Catnip

About Hyacinth and Catnip

Hyacinth

Catnip

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

10.20 cm980.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought, Dry soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought, Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Glossy

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

Insects

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

NEPETA cataria

7.2 Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Cat Nip, Catnip

7.2.1 In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

कटनीप

7.2.2 In German

Hyazinthe

Katzenminze

7.2.3 In French

jacinthe

cataire

7.2.4 In Spanish

jacinto

Catnip

7.2.5 In Greek

υάκινθος

Είδος δυόσμου

7.2.6 In Portuguese

jacinto

catnip

7.2.7 In Polish

hiacynt

Kocimiętka

7.2.8 In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

catnip

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Hyacinthus

Nepeta

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mentheae

8.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

3250

1 27800

Properties of Hyacinth and Catnip

Wondering what are the properties of Hyacinth and Catnip? We provide you with everything About Hyacinth and Catnip. Hyacinth doesn't have thorns and Catnip doesn't have thorns. Also Hyacinth does not have fragrant flowers. Hyacinth has allergic reactions like Asthma and Catnip has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Hyacinth and Catnip and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Hyacinth and Catnip

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

Hyacinth and Catnip Physical Information

Hyacinth and Catnip physical information is very important for comparison. Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Hyacinth and Catnip are as follows:

Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray

Care of Hyacinth and Catnip

Care of Hyacinth and Catnip include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Catnip pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.