What plant is catnip? This mint can even conquer a tiger

Many cat owners buy a kind of magic tool, namely catnip, and catnip is truly a cat-enticing magic tool. Because catnip and its scent make cats especially excited, and after stimulating a cat's senses, they start dancing around. A few days ago I saw a very interesting news story: a particularly mischievous zookeeper, after learning that catnip makes cats especially excited, wanted to test whether tigers are also very interested in the smell of catnip.

After all, tigers are called big cats by people, and there is a basis for calling tigers big cats, since tigers also belong to the cat family. Unexpectedly, the tiger really did have cat-like traits. After the zookeeper let the tiger smell a kraft paper bag containing catnip, the tiger started dancing around and was very happy, simply like a living big cat.

Of course, as cute as it is, only a zookeeper can be this mischievous. If we ordinary people had the idea to try teasing a big tiger, maybe with one swipe of its paw in a bad mood, your face could be disfigured.

1. What plant exactly is catnip? How is it so magical? It can even conquer tigers. In fact, catnip is also a kind of mint, except that its effects are not only in repelling mosquitoes, but also in making cats feel especially excited, so it is also a magic tool for many pet owners to pet their cats. After all, cats have always been relatively aloof pets. They are different from dogs. Dogs are very enthusiastic and will pounce on you for a big bear hug as soon as they see their owner.

But cats may take the aloof style. When they see their owner coming, they also act indifferent, and in a cat's mind we are not the owner at all; we are just ordinary poop-scoopers. But with catnip's assist, that is different. As long as you buy catnip, our cats will become especially excited and are then very easy to get close to us. The leaves of catnip are actually not big, and it can bloom pale purple flowers, so it actually also has some ornamental value. In addition, catnip can also repel mosquitoes. Usually, planting a catnip in the yard can reduce mosquito disturbances.

2. What is the difference between catnip and ordinary mint? Actually, the difference is really not big. If you are not a professional, you do not need to consider the difference between them, because both can be used for fun, except that ordinary mint may not have such an obvious stimulating effect on a cat's sense of smell. Actually, on Taobao there is catnip specially made into potted plants for sale, so if you want to grow catnip at home, you only need to buy it on Taobao. Of course, I saw that some catnip on Taobao is actually not quite the same as ordinary mint, and looks just like grass, but perhaps it is an improved variety.

3. Is catnip actually easy to grow? It is easy to grow, because it only needs sufficient water, and usually you just need to pay more attention to letting it get sunlight and to ventilation. As for fertilizer, catnip actually does not have very high requirements. Of course, it is really not recommended to grow a lot of catnip at home, because although catnip makes cats especially excited and even makes them do some very cute actions, smelling too much catnip, after all, still has a stimulating effect on a cat's senses. If you grow too much, it might even make cats lose their sense of smell from then on.