A: Yes, there is a difference, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably. While both are members of the Nepeta or mint family, they are actually two separate plants. Catnip (Nepeta cataria), is ...

Nepeta is the scientific name for both cat mint and catnip. Cat mint (Nepeta x faassenii) is a low-growing perennial that’s often used at the edge of borders. It has gray-green foliage and small ...

It may not be keeping you awake at night, but knowing the difference between catmint vs catnip is helpful and could impact the appearance and enjoyment of your yard. We've asked horticultural and ...

Everyone knows that cats go crazy over catnip. But what is it about this herb that makes cats lose their minds? Read on to ...

Nepeta is the scientific name for both catmint and catnip. Catmint (Nepeta X faassenii) is a low growing perennial that is often used at the edge of borders. It has grey green foliage and small ...

Cats go mad for catnip because chemicals released from the plant protect them against mosquitoes, according to new research. The common herb, also known by its taxonomic name Nepeta cataria, is a ...

Catnip drive felines crazy, causing them to roll around on the floor and paw at invisible birds flying in their vicinity, but why? Humans have used catnip for recreational purposes, as smoking the ...

DuPont is working on an insect repellent based on nepeta cataria–better known as catnip–and it’s the first new biopesticide to be registered by the company in eight years. It won’t get you high, but ...

Ramona Turner, a veterinarian specializing in feline care for 25 years, owns two Fresno, California–based animal hospitals. She answers this riddle about our furry friends' strange behavior. Cats, ...

Watching a cat react to catnip is to seemingly watch a cat react to a recreational drug. It makes some cats chill and others incredibly stimulated. Why this plant affects cats so powerfully is newly ...

They thought it would draw cats to eat rats lurking around the house or farm. Yet recent evidence proves that cats may not be the only reason catmint is found around the foundations of old European ...