The pleasures (and perils) of catnip: here's why your cat does (or doesn't) react to this interesting and hardy perennial.(NOTEWORTHY)

Cat Watch | May 1, 2009| | Copyright

planters of catnip, beware! This perennial is a member of the mint family, like spearmint and oregano, and it reproduces by spreading runners beneath the soil Put one catnip plant in your garden and in five years it may well have taken over. Veteran gardeners plant catnip in buried containers, or in above-ground pots that even the hardiest and most aggressive roots can't escape.

Despite the voracious nature of the plant, it's worth having around. Carolyn McDaniel, VMD, a consultant at the Feline Health Center at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, ...

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