Scientific Name For Cat

Plant a red, white and blue garden

Bee Balm

Another flower that is a hummingbird and butterfly attractant is this easy-to-grow perennial. Its bright colors and nectar-filled blooms attract a wide variety of "flying jewels."

The sweet and minty, citrus-scented plant isn't just for our winged friends, however. Both the leaves and the flowers are perfectly edible-add them to salads or use as garnishes. The dried leaves have been used for centuries to make tea.

Bee balm, or Monarda didyma, comes in many different colors. ‘Jacob Cline’ is an outstanding dark red, powdery mildew-resistant cultivar.

Cat’s Whiskers

Cat’s Whiskers is a member of the mint family and is native to tropical East Asia. Its scientific name is Orthosiphon stamineus. In zone 8, consider this plant an annual since it is tender and will not reliably come back after a freeze.

Cat’s Whiskers has beautiful dark green leaves and unusual white flowers. The flowers consist of an upright spike that contains long flowers and even longer stamens, reminiscent of cat whiskers. Flowering occurs on new growth.

This plant performs best in full sun. It will however grow with several hours of filtered light or spotty direct sun. Cat’s whiskers is a shrub-type plant that will reach heights of two to three feet and spreads three to four feet.

The famous variety ‘Longwood Blue’ has sky blue flowers. Another popular type, ‘Worcester Gold’, has yellow foliage and blue flowers. Proven Winners has one called ‘Petit Blue’ that is known for its tight, compact growth habit.

Bees and butterflies love them, but deer don’t — a happy combination. The flowers are so attractive to the bees, that the insects aren't bothered by the presence of people.

Theresa Friday is the Residential Horticulture Extension Agent for Santa Rosa County. The use of trade names, if used in this article, is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. It is not a guarantee, warranty, or endorsement of the product name(s) and does not signify that they are approved to the exclusion of others.

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The cat is away.

One of my co-teachers told me that the cat was away. I smiled. I have often wondered why when the principal is away, there’s this feeling of freedom among the teachers as if we would be free to do anything we like. But even though the principal was away, we would still be teaching, we would still be doing things as if the principal was here. It’s not like we would stop teaching, leave our pupils, and go to SM Taytay etc. Nothing would change because we would still be at our posts. Also, we have an OIC to take charge of the school’s routines. But just the same, I felt it too; the feeling of freedom—there would be no surprise call to go to the office. Cats enter through the windows and sleep on our bed. They leave behind muddied footsteps on the stairs and on the floor. They poop under furniture and in nook and crannies making it difficult for us to search the source of the smell. They steal food. They even break plates and glasses. They have become worse pest than rodents. Rodents are shy, but cats have become bolder and sneakier. A glimpse away from what I’m cooking and the meat or fish are already taken.  And worst of all, cats make run around our tin roof chasing, fighting creating ruckus and then they would make the strangest noise while mating. My theory is that when cats (scientific name is felix domesticatus, not a relative of Cainta’s Felix Clan who goes by the scientific name of felix politicus notorius) became domesticated, they lost their natural predatory cravings to eat rodents, and, in the process, they started to behave like rodents themselves. Who could blame them? It is easier to sneak and steal cooked, well prepared, and better tasting food than a stinking rodent. It is easier to sneak and steal because they don’t have to spend time and energy chasing mice and rats, all they have to do is be patient and wait for the opportunity.

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