Because catnip flowers attract bees and wasps as well as butterflies, be careful where you grasp the stems while cutting them. Harvest your catnip in mid-morning on a dry day.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...