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Growing out of the pavement

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I hate it, it's a thug round here and self seeds all over the place.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I've never heard of a cat association. I have the white one - insects like it.
  • 1634 Racine1634 Racine Posts: 568
    Fire said:
    I've never heard of a cat association. I have the white one - insects like it.
    I googled it.  It’s the root apparently.  Same kind effect as catnip
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have all three colours. The local cats have not shown any interest at all.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    i think that maybe valerian officialanis  - a completely different plant.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Lizzie27 said:
    I hate it, it's a thug round here and self seeds all over the place.
    I deadhead pretty rigorously. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    There is loads of it around here - including a bit in my own garden by the gate.  My sister came to visit last weekend and was impressed to see it growing in the castle walls.

    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • Anna33Anna33 Posts: 316
    Fire said:
    i think that maybe valerian officialanis  - a completely different plant.

    I can confirm that my cat goes absolutely crazy whenever I have valerian tea, far more of an effect on him that any catmint has ever had on him.

    He will happily shove his head inside my empty mug trying to get the dregs, then has a roll around on the bed for a while, before seemingly passing out in a sort of trance.

    I don't drink it any more, it was too stressful trying to fend him off...!
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