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nepeta
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nepeta [ˈnɛpətə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See catmint
[Latin: catmint]
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Noun1.nepeta - catmintNepeta - catmint                              
genus Nepeta
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria - 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
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Nepetas Related to the catnip and beloved by many moggies, the nepetas mostly have showy, rich purple flower spikes and perform best in plenty of sun and a reasonably well-drained soil.
Tough guys showing off by The Mirror (London, England)
The lavenders, sages, sea hollies, several to most of the Nepetas (catmints), Artemisias, and, naturally, the Achilleas-like Coronation Gold are all easy to maintain.
Plants can take the heat by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
She slung her bra on two bamboo poles and filled the cups with compost, then planted them out with trailing nepetas and busy lizzies.
BRA AND PLANTS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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