GENUS NEPETA catmint genus

Delicious aromic: irresistible by cats, my mom, and me.

250 species of catnips or catmints

Nepetalactone, a terpene oil of catnip is an insect repellent.

Catnip at Moms house

My mom, before she passed away, planted these catnip plants. She brought them up from our creek.

I remember the plants at the creek. And I remember we even made tea from them. After drinking the tea, we children fell asleep quickly. The strange thing is that although we knew that we would get sleepy, we still would drink the tea. We loved it! We would even eagerly go and pick the mint for mom. Perhaps we were just too happy as kids.

That was about 30 years ago, and the plants are still alive.

My house Chico, Ca

If you shake or touch the seed pod, black seeds fall out.
2007.08.15
August

My house Chico, Ca