COMMON CATNIP

Class: Nepeta cataria

Family: MINT FAMILY

Sub Family: Lamiaceae, Labiatae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Catmint

Colour: White to pale mauve or lilac-spotted

Height: 30 cm-1.5 m (1-5')

Each Flower: Small, tubular, opening into 2 lips; upper lip slightly-hooded with black stamens hugging the inside; lower lip 3-lobed, spreading; calyx green, hairy, 5-toothed

Leaves: Opposite, short stalks off main stem; blades heart-shaped, 2.5-6.5 cm (1-2 1/2") long, 2-5 cm (3/4-2") wide, sharply toothed, covered with soft hairs; aromatic when crushed

Stems: Stout, square, downy, branching at leaf-axils

Blooming Period: June - September

Habitat: Moist roadsides, waste places, and ditches

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