Lemon Catnip seed

LATIN NAME: Nepeta cataria

COMMON NAME: Catnip

The catnip spreads its small, toothed, grey-green leaves and the whorled heads of the white flowers, and the whole plant carries the fine, minty scent. The upright, bushy, perennial herb carries the oval, toothed, softly hairy, grey-green leaves and the dense, whorled heads of the small, white or pale-lilac, spotted flowers through the summer, one of the fine, generous sights of the herb garden, drawing the bees. The leaves have a very long record as the fine, minty herb of the old gardens and the delight of the cats, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the herb garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The catnip is a historic subject of the plant science, and the whorled heads keep showing up in the work on the minty herbs. The chemistry of the oval, toothed, grey-green leaves, which carry the fine, minty oils of the old gardens, has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the minty herbs, the cat-attracting plants and the members of the mint family. The whorled heads and the bushy habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the catnip is a regular subject of the work on the whorled heads of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The catnip is a fine, generous herb of the herb garden and the study collection. The oval, toothed, softly hairy, grey-green leaves have a very long record as the fine, minty herb of the old gardens, the fresh leaves coming to the teas of the old tables and the delight of the cats, while the dense, whorled heads of the small, white or pale-lilac, spotted flowers open through the summer, drawing the bees. It is one of the fine choices for the herb garden, the wild patch and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the culinary papers for the minty leaves and the very long history. It is a fine, generous herb of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young plants the deep, well-drained bed, and the whorled heads will rise in the first season.

To grow the catnip from seed, sow the small, brown seeds just under the surface of the tray of gritty soil, without covering them, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings show themselves within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, well-drained ground, the whorled heads will rise through the summer.

Nepeta cataria seeds(Lemon Catnip)

Known to be used medicinally as a digestive or sleeping aid, the lemon-scented leaves make a fine tea. Use dried or fresh to bring pleasure to your feline friends. Excellent as a companion plant, deterring aphids and several types of beetles. Scarify seeds to aid germination by rubbing lightly back and forth 3 or 4 times between sheets of extra-fine sandpaper. Start indoors or sow outdoors up to 2 months before the last frost. Thin plants when they are 3-4 inches tall. Leaves can be picked anytime the cat wants them! Use fresh or dry.

Medicinal/Beverage/Aromatic