How to Use catmint in a Sentence

catmint

noun
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  • The silvery spicy-sweet foliage and the long-lasting blooms of catmint keep tons of pollinators buzzing for weeks and weeks.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Later in the season, bees cover their catmint and wild bergamot.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Others that produce both flowers and leaves on the same stem — catmint (Nepeta species) for example — work great.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2021
  • Catnip, sometimes called catmint, and silver vine are both flowering plants with aromatic leaves that grow in many places around the world.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 June 2022
  • Each session ends with a tea ceremony, brewed from plants like lilac and catmint Telpner gathers on-site.
    — USA TODAY, 12 June 2019
  • Prelude Purple nepeta This nepeta, also known as catmint, is new for 2023.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In the landscape Spring blooming perennials like salvia, catmint and herbs including chives, tarragon and mint can easily split open and flop after heavy rains.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2019
  • Cats don’t care much for fruits or vegetables, but Sonnenshein suggests planting catnip or catmint for your feline friends.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Mönch’ aster, catmint, lavender, rudbeckia, and Salvia chamaedryoides.
    — Thad Orr, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • For example, catmint -- a long bloomer that demands little maintenance -- has both fuzzy foliage and an aroma that deer rarely tolerate.
    — cleveland, 4 June 2020
  • As fill, colorful catmint (Nepeta) pumps flowers into any gaps.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Walters Gardens has also developed three summer phlox varieties and a catmint named (what else?) Cat’s Meow.
    — Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
  • On several occasions, Matthews said, Bonnie has smashed catmint bushes outside their home trying to pounce on insects and salamanders.
    — Terry Ward, CNN, 29 May 2021
  • Trees naturally shade the eating area, while perennials such as catmint soften the edges of the design, while also attracting pollinators.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 27 Dec. 2022

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