Catnip menghasilkan tanaman berbatang persegi dengan daun berbulu halus, berwarna hijau berukuran sedang dan menghasilkan bunga paku kecil berwarna lavender pucat atau bunga putih.
Nepeta di awal Inggris sebelum kedatangan teh Cina, catnip kering merupakan teh yang sangat baik dan populer. Teh ini juga memiliki manfaat medis yang legendaris untuk keluhan seperti demam, kecemasan, atau pencernaan yang buruk. Efeknya pada perilaku berkisar dari tenang, semakin berani hingga agresif.
Salah satu legenda terkenal menyatakan bahwa orang-orang sering mengunyah daun catnip untuk memberi mereka keberanian untuk tugas mereka. Sebagai anggota keluarga mint, catnip sangat menarik bagi kucing. Di zaman modern, itu diproduksi secara komersial terutama untuk hewan peliharaan.
Info Lengkap Catnip:
Nepeta cataria di panen setelah 80 hari. Tinggi 36-48 inci Jarak 12-15 inci
Nepeta In early Britain before the arrival of Chinese tea, dried catnip made an excellent and popular tea; this tea also had legendary medical benefits for complaints such as fever, congestion, anxiety, or poor digestion. Its effect on the personality was supposed to have ranged from sedation, to courage, to fierce aggressiveness. One popular legend states that reluctant hangmen often chewed catnip leaves to give them courage for their task. A member of the mint family, catnip is extremely attractive to cats; in modern times, it is commercially produced primarily for pets.
Catmint also grows well as a container plant. In the garden, catmint repels pests such as ants, aphids, and mice.
Detailed Catnip Info: Nepeta cataria. Perennial. 80 days. 36-48" height. 12-15" spacing. Produces a square-stemmed plant with downy, medium green leaves and small spikes of pale lavender or white flowers.