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Abbotswood Potentilla and Catnip


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Herbs  
Perennial  

Origin
Europe, Asia  
Not Available  

Types
Not Available  
Abbottswood Potentilla Day Dawn Potentilla Goldfinger Potentilla Pink Beauty Potentilla Snowbird Potentilla  

Number of Varieties
Not Available  
5  
99+

Habitat
Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas  
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7  
3-8  

AHS Heat Zone
7-1  
10-1  

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  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Not Available  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
980.00 cm  
99+
Not Available  

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
Not Available  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Lavender  
Not Available  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Not Available  

Fruit Color
Sandy Brown  
Not Available  

Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Gray  
Not Available  

Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray  
Not Available  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray  
Not Available  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Arrowhead  
Tiny  

Thorns
No  
Not Available  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Not Available  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Not Available  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Not Available  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Not Available  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Not Available  

Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall  
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Not Available  

Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Not Available  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Not Available  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Not Available  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves  
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning  

Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Frost  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Not Available  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Not Available  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Not Available  

Edible Fruit
No  
Not Available  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Not Available  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
Not Available  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
Not Available  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
Not Available  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Not Available  

Showy Bark
No  
Not Available  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Not Available  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Not Available  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
Not Available  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Not Available  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites  
Not Available  

Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting  
Not Available  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Not Available  
Not Available  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach  
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Not Available  

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  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border  
Not Available  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
NEPETA cataria  
POTENTILLA cinerea  

Common Name
Cat Nip, Catnip  
Abbotswood Potentilla  

In Hindi
कटनीप  
Potentilla Abbotswood  

In German
Katzenminze  
Abbotswood potentilla  

In French
cataire  
Abbotswood potentille  

In Spanish
Catnip  
Abbotswood Potentilla  

In Greek
Είδος δυόσμου  
Abbotswood Potentilla  

In Portuguese
catnip  
Abbotswood Potentilla  

In Polish
Kocimiętka  
Abbotswood Potentilla  

In Latin
catnip  
Abbotswood Potentilla  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Not Available  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Not Available  

Order
Lamiales  
Rosales  

Family
Lamiaceae  
Rosaceae  

Genus
Nepeta  
Potentilla  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Mentheae  
Not Available  

Subfamily
Nepetoideae  
Rosoideae  

Number of Species
250  
99+
300  
99+

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Difference Between Catnip and Abbotswood Potentilla

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Importance of Catnip and Abbotswood Potentilla

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Catnip and Abbotswood Potentilla. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Catnip and Abbotswood Potentilla as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Catnip is Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines and Upset stomach whereas of Abbotswood Potentilla is Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems and Treatment of ulcers. Catnip has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available while Abbotswood Potentilla has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available.

Compare Facts of Catnip vs Abbotswood Potentilla

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Catnip vs Abbotswood Potentilla and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Catnip are Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting whereas of Abbotswood Potentilla have Not Available respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Catnip has no showy fruits and Abbotswood Potentilla has no showy fruits. Also Catnip is not flowering and Abbotswood Potentilla is not flowering . You can compare Catnip and Abbotswood Potentilla facts and facts of other plants too.

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