Catnip, Spanish

Nepeta tuberosa

Hardy / perennial / tea plant, fragrant plant, medicinal use / seeds need 20-30 days for germination / H. up to 120cm/ sunny position / well drained soil / blossom colour light blue to purple / flowering time  7, 8, 9

Appearance like the normal catnip, but light blue to purple flowers and the leaves have a distinct lemon flavour like Lemon Balm. The leaves keep their aroma after drying. The tea made with fresh or dried leaves is much better than from Lemon Balm.

Order-code NET01

young plant in 8cm or 9cm pot € 3.00

 

PEPPERMINT FARM & GARDEN; Toughraheen; Bantry ; Co. Cork  Tel: 00353-28-31869 Fax: 00353-28-31949 IRELAND