
![Catnip [Nepeta calarie] Catnip [Nepeta calarie]](/images/September/Blue/thumbnail_IMG_6855.jpg)
Common Name:
Catnip
Scientic Name:
Nepeta calarie
Colors:
Blue, White
Months Appearing:
September
Also called Catswort, Catwort and Catmint. Non-native. 2/3 of cats have an affinity for plant. 1-4 feet.
Flowers are in tightly packed clusters from leaf axils in upper plant. ~ 1/3 inch. white to pale purple with purple or pink dots on lower lip.
Leaves are heart shaped with rounded teeth.
Square stem.
Roadsides, woodland edges. Northend Riverside Park, Big Rapids, Mi, 9/16, 6855, 6856, 6857