Enjoy the blooms of this low-maintenance perennial year after year. Catmint plant (Nepeta spp.) is one of the prettiest low-maintenance perennials you can grow in your garden. It’s tough as ...

Most of us have heard of catnip, and cat lovers might even gift their beloved pets with a bit of this intoxicating treat now ...

It's not too late to add new plants to your garden, and one kind will bring a flush of flowers as soon as June.

"At this time of the year, from late May to early June, nature offers gardeners the opportunity to enhance a selected ...

The genus Nepeta contains a mind boggling array of plants. The true catmint species described above is a big invasive plant. It reaches three feet tall, producing sparse white flowers. There is ...

According to plant evaluation manager Richard Hawke, four catmints received five-star excellence ratings based on flower production, vigor, and overall health. Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant ...

The genus Nepeta contains a mind-boggling array of plants. The true catmint species described above is a big invasive plant. It reaches 3 feet tall, producing sparse white flowers. There is little ...

If you purchase toys, edible arrowhead shaped leafed plants, and scratching posts, they most likely contain catnip rather than catmint. Catmint (Nepeta mussinii) has denser foliage with violet ...

Abstract: Catnip or catmint (Nepeta spp.) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) famed for its ability to attract cats. This phenomenon is caused by the compound nepetalactone ...

Years ago, my neighbor Tony, gifted me with a lovely herbaceous perrenial, catmint (Nepeta racemose), sometimes ... but because the stems arch, the plant only gains a height of 1 1/2 to 2 feet ...

Most Catmint varieties thrive in dry soil, but Nepeta subsessile, Nepeta Kubica, and Nepeta nuda prefer moister soil. Plants can rot, die in permanently wet soils, and struggle in deep shade.