Cats adore the scent of this plant. The leaves can also be dried to make catnip toys for your pet.
Features: Dry the leaves for cat toys.
Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors to flower the same year, 0.5cm (1/4") deep in a tray of compost. A temperature of 15-20oC (60-68oF) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm (2") apart to other trays when large enough to handle. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 30cm (1') apart, when frosts are over.
Sowing Guide - Outdoors: Sow outdoors to flower the following year, in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart before planting out to flowering positions in autumn, spacing 30cm (1') apart.
Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
Position: Part shade
Hints & Tips: Some cats are unaffected by catmint whilst others become very excited. It is best to supervise play with catnip toys.
