Whether they eat it or just roll around it, this herb is ... Nepeta faassenii, commonly called catmint, often proves as much of an aphrodisiac to cats as its better-known species mate.

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 ...

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 ...

The aroma of this flowering plant's essential oil (nepetalactones) deters many insects, so you may find it useful to move it ...

Nepeta, the highly aromatic and pretty perennial beloved of so many country gardens, may be your feline’s favourite fix, but we should be wary of its root, warns Deborah Nicholls-Lee ...

Every fall, I would cut it back to the ground and every spring the cats would roll around in the spot where the tiniest new leaves began to emerge. What is it about this plant that drives cats crazy?

I suspect the reason for that is that most gardeners don’t want every cat in the neighborhood prowling through their gardens and rolling around through their plants. Nevertheless, you will ...

Catmint emits the odor nepetalactone which triggers a kind of ecstasy in sexually mature cats: They get high on sniffing at catmint plants, roll on the floor and exhibit an unusually playful behavior.

Q: I have a catmint that has grown to be 4 feet by 5 feet and is starting to impede the growth of a 'Knock Out' rose bush. Is this growth typical, and how can I best manage this plant? A ...