Lemon Catnip (Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora') in the Catmints Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	12 inches to 18 inches (20-30 cm)
Plant Spread:	12 inches to 24 inches
Leaves:	Deciduous Fragrant Broadleaf Other: Green to gray-green heart shaped leaves appear opposite along the stems.
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Uses:	Groundcover Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual
Eating Methods:	Tea
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant
Pollinators:	Bees
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

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Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 24, 2014 4:29 PM concerning plant:

Lemon Catnip (Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora') produces heavy clusters of white blossoms in the mid to late summer. In addition to the well-known effect of its leaves on cats, catnip's blooms are very attractive to bees and butterflies. Catnip attracts lacewings, a beneficial insect that feeds on a variety of garden pests, including aphids. Catnip also reportedly helps to repel mosquitoes, flea beetles, and ants.

The feral cats who frequent my backyard were not enticed by 'Citriodora' or Lemon Catnip, although they did roll around in my Catmint 'Walker's Low'.

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Posted by janelp_lee (Toronto, Ontario - Zone 6a) on Jan 8, 2020 6:04 PM concerning plant:

This plant has a strong lemon scent that both cats and humans enjoy. Cats eat the leaves, and the leaves can be steeped for tea as a human sleep aid.

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