CATNIP PLANT
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Some types of catnip:
Common Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
White flowers, grows up to 3 feet. This is the variety most cats
enjoy.
Camphor Catnip (Nepeta camphorata)
White flowers with purple dots, grows up to 18 inches. Camphor
scent.
Greek Catnip (Nepeta parnassica)
White, pale pink flowers, grows up to 18 inches.
Lemon Catnip (Nepeta cataria citriodora)
White flowers, spotted with purple, grows up to 3 feet. The leaves
have a lemony scent.
Catmint (Nepeta mussinii)
Purple flowers. This plant has smallish, grey/green leaves. It
grows up to 15 inches high.
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The name Nepeta is believed to have come from the town of Nepete in
Italy. Cataria is thought to have come from the Latin word for
cat.
Catnip is also known by the following names: Cataria, Catmint,
Catnep, Catrup, Cat's Heal All, Cat's-play, Cat's Wort, Catswort,
Catwort, Chi Hsueh Tsao, Field Balm, Garden Nep, Herba Cataria,
Herba Catti, Nebada, Nep.
