Generally, you are also more likely to find catmint plants for sale in garden centres, than catnip. Both catnip and catmint can be grown in pots, or directly in the ground.

Catnip is known for its strong-scented leaves that are more on the pungent side, and some people even describe the odor as a bit skunk-like. This plant belongs to the mint family, which happens to ...

At the same time, catnip flowers help attract both pollinators and beneficial bugs that help hunt the pests you're trying to get rid of. With catnip, though, you have to be careful.

Catnip, sometimes called catmint, and silver vine are both flowering plants with aromatic leaves that grow in many places around the world. Dried catnip and silver vine leaves are also used in cat ...

Cat lovers know that cats really like catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) plants. Given toys containing these plant leaves or just the leaves themselves, cats show a ...

They also go wild for other plants, particularly silver vine, which is not closely related to catnip but elicits the same response from felines, including big cats like jaguars and tigers.

Brown said it was a "shock" to discover so much catnip growing in her yard. "I immediately thought about all the catnip plants around my yard and how I was buying catnip for six cats," she said.

Research regarding planting catnip plants around yards as mosquito control is generally lacking. As another caveat here, be aware that catnip flowers may also attract bees, flies, and wasps.