Green Thumb Sunday


Every year, the Master Gardeners have leftover plants from their sales and I picked up some Lemon catnip (Nepeta cataria citriodora) last year. It’s thriving despite being planted in an open area in the border along the Ugly Green Fence. Even the stray cat who’s feeding station was established right next to it (it was winter and I forgot the lemon catnip was there) has been ignoring it.
It’s now blooming exuberantly. I think of herbs in terms of foliage and am always pleasantly surprised at how beautiful the flowers are.
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6 Comments:
My catnip must not be Lemon because it sure isn't as pretty as yours, though it certainly is abundant. I'm sure your cats (strays and otherwise)thank you!
I'm hoping this year to have enough to dry and stuff into toys for my furballs.
Hurrah for catnip! It is pretty and strong, isn't it? Mine have survived being rolled on and chewed off by 10 kitties so strong it really is!
I wish you a plentiful harvest of catnip to make your furbabies really happy.:-)
Yolanda Elizabet, I can't imagine how you can grow catnip with so many kitties!
This is another first for me--I've never seen catnip growing. Interesting and informative.
I don't think I have ever seen catnip bloom. The flower is quite lovely.
Enjoy.
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