1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.7 Habitat
Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas
tropical environments
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.2 AHS Heat Zone
2.3 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
21,22
2.4 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
980.00 cm38.10 cm
0.54
3900
3.4.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.10 cm
0.1
6350
4.3 Plant Color
4.3.3 Flower Color
White, Lavender
White, Red, Light Pink
5.0.1 Flower Color Modifier
5.3.1 Fruit Color
5.4.2 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Gray
Green, Dark Green
5.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Light Green
5.4.7 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Several shades of Green
5.5.2 Leaf Color in Winter
5.6 Shape
5.7.1 Leaf Shape
5.11 Thorns
7 Season
7.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
7.2 Growing Conditions
7.3.2 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.3.4 Growth Rate
7.4.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
7.4.5 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
7.5.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
7.7.1 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Not Available
7.8.1 Repeat Bloomer
7.11 Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil
Deer resistant
8 Care
8.2 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
9.1 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
9.3 Plant Maintenance
9.4 Watering Plants
9.4.2 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs
9.4.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
9.5.2 In Spring
9.5.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
9.6 Soil
9.6.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
9.7.1 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
9.7.2 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
9.9 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.10 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
9.11 Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
9.13 Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
9.14 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Frost
Deer resistant
11 Facts
11.2 Flowers
11.3.1 Flower Petal Number
11.4 Fruits
11.4.1 Showy Fruit
11.4.3 Edible Fruit
11.5 Fragrance
11.5.1 Fragrant Flower
11.5.3 Fragrant Fruit
11.5.5 Fragrant Leaf
11.5.7 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.6 Showy Foliage
11.7 Showy Bark
11.8 Foliage Texture
11.9 Foliage Sheen
12.1 Evergreen
12.3 Invasive
12.4 Self-Sowing
12.6 Attracts
Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
12.7 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting
poisonous if ingested
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
13.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.2.2 Edible Uses
13.3.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
13.4 Plant Benefits
13.4.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach
Not Available
13.4.2 Part of Plant Used
13.5.1 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
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
13.6 Used As Indoor Plant
13.8 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.9 Garden Design
Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
14 Scientific Name
14.2 Botanical Name
NEPETA cataria
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
14.3 Common Name
Cat Nip, Catnip
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
14.4.1 In Hindi
14.4.2 In German
14.4.3 In French
14.5.1 In Spanish
14.5.2 In Greek
Είδος δυόσμου
Hippeastrum
14.6.1 In Portuguese
14.6.2 In Polish
14.6.3 In Latin
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, Monocots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Amaryllidoideae
15.10 Number of Species