1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
South America, Argentina
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
3.6 Habitat
Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas
Temperate Regions
3.7 USDA Hardiness Zone
5.4 AHS Heat Zone
5.6 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
5.8 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
7 Information
7.1 Plant Size
7.1.1 Minimum Height
980.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Not Available
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Gray
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Light Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Several shades of Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil
Drought
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
10.7 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
10.8 Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites
Slugs, Snails
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
11.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Not Available
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach
No Medicinal Use
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
12.2.3 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
Not Available
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
NEPETA cataria
Ipheion uniflorum
13.2 Common Name
Cat Nip, Catnip
Spring Starflower, Springstar
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Katzenminze
Frühling Borretsch
13.2.3 In French
cataire
Spring Starflower
13.2.4 In Spanish
Catnip
primavera Flor de estrella
13.2.5 In Greek
Είδος δυόσμου
άνοιξη starflower
13.2.6 In Portuguese
catnip
primavera Starflower
13.2.7 In Polish
Kocimiętka
Wiosna Starflower
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
14.10 Number of Species