🌿😺🌼 Catnip Catmint Seeds (Nepeta cataria) – 100 Seeds – Aromatic Herb Loved by Cats

🌿 Latin Name: Nepeta cataria
😺 Common Name: Catnip, Catmint
📦 Quantity: 100 seeds
🌱 Type: Perennial aromatic herb famous for its effect on cats and its use in herbal teas and gardens

Catnip Catmint is a fast-growing, hardy herb known for its fragrant foliage and flowers. It’s beloved by cats for its stimulating effect and is also used in herbal remedies and as an attractive garden plant that attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies.

🌞 Sowing Time:

• Indoors: Start seeds 6–8 weeks before last frost

• Outdoors: Sow directly in spring after danger of frost has passed

• Germination: Lightly cover seeds; germination takes 7–14 days

🪴 Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Depth: Lightly cover seeds with 0.5 cm (1/4 inch) soil

• Spacing: Thin seedlings to 30–45 cm (12–18 inches) apart

• Germination Temperature: 18–21°C (65–70°F)

• Light: Full sun to partial shade

• Watering: Moderate watering; drought-tolerant once established

🌱 Soil & Conditions:

• Soil Type: Well-draining, moderately fertile soil

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.5

• Fertilizer: Light feeding with balanced fertilizer promotes healthy growth

• Climate: Hardy in USDA zones 3–9; tolerates a wide range of climates

🧑🌾 Usage:

• Grown as a natural cat stimulant and enrichment plant

• Used in herbal teas and remedies for its mild calming properties

• Attractive addition to herb and pollinator gardens

• Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects

🌿 Plant Characteristics:

• Flower Color: Light purple to lavender

• Bloom Time: Late spring to early autumn

• Height: 45–60 cm (18–24 inches)

• Growth Habit: Bushy perennial with aromatic leaves

The package contains 0.5 grams of seeds.