Catnip Heirloom Seed

Catnip Heirloom Seed

Nepeta cataria

Item #5027

Perennial. Catnip is a multi-purpose plant. The tea is very pleasant with a lemon-mint flavor and fragrance. Along with fresh catnip planted in containers indoors, catnip toys will provide your cats with hours of fun. But be warned; they may ignore you for a while! Catnip is very hardy and grows in almost any soil; self-sows readily.



Perennial

Sun to light shade

3’ tall

Days to Emerge:
10-15 days

Seed Depth:
Press into surface

Seed Spacing:
A group of 4 seeds
every 12”

Thinning:
When 2” tall,
thin to 1
every 12”


When to sow outside: 2 to 4 weeks before average last frost. Sow as late as 2 months before fi rst fall frost.

When to start inside: 6 weeks before average last frost.

Special germination instructions: Requires light to germinate. Llightly press into soil; do not cover. Water gently, or mist so as not to disturb the seed. Do not allow to dry out.

Artist: Carolyn Crawford



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