1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.7 Habitat
Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Alpine Meadows, shaded woods, Shady Edge
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.2 AHS Heat Zone
2.3 Sunset Zone
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
2.4 Habit
Upright/Erect
Cushion/Mound-forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
365.76 cm38.10 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.3 Minimum Width
182.88 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
5.6 Plant Color
5.6.2 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
Lavender, Blue Violet
5.7.1 Flower Color Modifier
5.9.1 Fruit Color
5.10.1 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
5.11.1 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
6.1.1 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
6.1.3 Leaf Color in Winter
6.2 Shape
6.2.1 Leaf Shape
6.4 Thorns
7 Season
7.2 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
7.3 Growing Conditions
7.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
7.3.3 Growth Rate
7.3.6 Type of Soil
7.3.7 The pH of Soil
7.4.1 Soil Drainage
7.5.1 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
7.5.2 Repeat Bloomer
7.6 Tolerances
8 Care
8.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
8.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, reseeds, Runners
8.3 Plant Maintenance
8.5 Watering Plants
8.5.1 Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained
8.5.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
8.6.1 In Spring
8.8.1 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
8.10 Soil
8.10.1 Soil pH
8.11.1 Soil Type
8.12.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
9.2 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
9.3 Pruning
Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
9.4 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
9.5 Pests and Diseases
9.6 Plant Tolerance
10 Facts
10.2 Flowers
10.2.2 Flower Petal Number
10.3 Fruits
10.4.1 Showy Fruit
10.5.1 Edible Fruit
10.7 Fragrance
10.7.1 Fragrant Flower
11.1.1 Fragrant Fruit
11.2.1 Fragrant Leaf
11.2.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.3 Showy Foliage
11.4 Showy Bark
12.2 Foliage Texture
12.5 Foliage Sheen
12.7 Evergreen
12.8 Invasive
12.9 Self-Sowing
12.10 Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
12.11 Allergy
Toxic
Anaesthesia, Irritation to urinary tract
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
Cough, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Leaves
13.2.3 Other Uses
Used for woodware
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents
13.4 Used As Indoor Plant
13.6 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.7 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
BERZELIA lanuginosa
NEPETA mussinii
14.3 Common Name
14.3.1 In Hindi
14.4.1 In German
Button Strauch
Katzenminze
14.5.1 In French
buttonbush arbuste
Catmint
14.5.2 In Spanish
arbusto buttonbush
catmint
14.5.3 In Greek
Buttonbush θάμνος
catmint
14.5.4 In Portuguese
arbusto Buttonbush
nêveda
14.5.5 In Polish
14.5.6 In Latin
Frutex Buttonbush
nepetae mixtam
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
15.10 Number of Species