(Nepeta cataria). A favorite with your cat! Fresh or dried for seasoning. Candied catnip leaves are a treat and as an after dinner tea, with lemon and honey, it is unsurpassed. Deters flea beetles. Ht. 24 in. Zones 4-8.
                                        
        
                    
            
Growing Zone: 4 to 8
          
                              
            
Light Requirements:           
                              
          
Own Root          
                              
            
Height: 2 ft to 3 ft
          
                   
        
                                  
                
        
          
                        
              | Growing Zones | 
              4 to 8 | 
            
                      
          
                        
              | Page Number | 
              23 | 
            
                                    
              | Planting Season | 
              Spring | 
            
                                                
              | Fertilizer Type | 
              6-6-6 | 
            
                                    
              | Flowering Season | 
              Summer | 
            
                                    
              | Light Requirements | 
               | 
            
                                    
              | Fragrant | 
              y | 
            
            
                                                            
                        
                        
                        
                        
              | Edible Parts | 
              Leaves | 
            
                                                
                        
              | Height | 
              2 ft to 3 ft | 
            
                                    
              | Flowering | 
              Yes | 
            
                                                
              | Foliage Color | 
              Green | 
            
                                    
              | Flower Color | 
              Blue | 
            
                                                            
              | Germination | 
              15 to 30 | 
            
                                    
              | Maturity | 
              75 to 85 | 
            
                                    
              | Spacing | 
              12 in to 1.5 ft | 
            
                            
                                                                                        
                            
                            
                            
                                                            
                                                                                    
                        
            
                        
              | Genus | 
              Nepeta | 
            
                                    
              | Species | 
              cataria | 
            
                                                                                              
                | Subspecies | 
                Catnip | 
              
                                                                
              | Common Name | 
              Catnip |