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catmint

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cat·mint  (ktmnt)
n.
1. Any of various aromatic, ornamental, annual or perennial plants of the genus Nepeta, having opposite leaves and variously colored flowers with two-lipped corollas.
2. Chiefly British Catnip.
catmint [ˈkætˌmɪnt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian plant, Nepeta cataria, having spikes of purple-spotted white flowers and scented leaves of which cats are fond: family Lamiaeae (labiates) Also called catnip
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Noun1.catmintcatmint - hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
catnip, Nepeta cataria
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Nepeta, Nepeta - catmint
Translations
catmint [ˈkætmɪnt] N → hierba f gatera, nébeda f
catmint [ˈkætˌmɪnt] n → gattaia, nepeta
catmint [ˈkætˌmɪnt] n → gattaia, nepeta


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For example, it's fine to have a rose garden, but plant a flowering herb or ground cover such as catmint or creeping thyme underneath your roses to lure bugs that prey on rose pests such as aphids.
INSECTS ON YOUR SIDE RESTORE NATURAL ORDER TO YOUR GARDEN WITHOUT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Some of the plants she used to transform her own front yard would include catmint (Nepeta mussinii), lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Bergenia and a redbud tree (Cercis).
IN THE GARDEN TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS SPRING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It combines well aesthetically with drought-tolerant plants that have violet-colored flowers, including lavender, catmint, Cleveland sage and trailing lantana.
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