When you pull and dig those nasty weeds out of the garden bed, nothing worse than having your hand touch what a cat has burried in there. Yuck! It is the smelly and sticky cat poo. It happened to me several times. I don’t have a cat, so it must had been the neighbour’s cat or a stray cat. So one day, when I saw a plant that can send cats out of the garden bed, I did not want to miss the chance.
- The common name of the plant is Scarethecat plant, Cat-repellent plant or Scaredy-cat plant and the botanical name is Coleus canina; Plectranthus caninus.
- Hardy annual plant.
- Attractive fleshy foliage, grey green colour and slightly furry.
- The plant releases very strong pungent odour at a slightest touch/movement.
- Purple flowers similar to lavender.
- Low spreading plant around 40 cm high
- Best grown in frost free and full sun position.
- Average and well drain garden soil.
- Can be grown nicely in pots on sunny patio or veranda.
- Can be grown from cuttings.
- Cats and dogs hate the smell.
If you hate cats use your garden beds as their toilet, then growing this plant will certainly help. You can plant it in several places all around the garden bed. I think this plant looks quite pretty. It has a spreading habit and I trim it to have a tidy appearance.
Mike
Apr 16, 2010 @ 02:49:56
Hi Kiyanti,
I was googling for “cat repellent” and apparently the name Coleus Canina came up oftenly.
Entah bagaimana saya googling bisa masuk kesini, dan terus terang penasaran sih: apa sih nama indonesia untuk Coleus Canina ini?
Karena sptnya klo saya ke toko tanaman dan bilang Coleus, dijamin penjaganya bingung aja 😀
Thanks for the answer.
Lois
Apr 16, 2010 @ 05:11:51
Wah duh, apa ya bahasa Indonesia-nya? Coba deh saya akan cari info-nya. Saya juga engga yakin kalau tanaman ini ada dijual di Indonesia………….
Kalau nemuin jawabannya, nanti saya tulis response-nya disini:)
Lois
Apr 16, 2010 @ 11:18:52
Saya udah coba mencari apa nama Indonesianya tanaman Coleus canina ini tapi engga ketemu.
Tanaman ini baunya langu sekali dan daunnya tebal agak berbulu. Kalau hari panas disiang hari tersentuh sedikit atau tergoyang sedikit oleh angin langsung tersebarlah baunya………….
Mike
Apr 16, 2010 @ 11:21:29
Hehehe, waduh ya udah gapapa 🙂
I think I’ll just show the picture to the florist and describe it 😉
Thankss.
2010 in review « Kiyanti2008′s Weblog
Jan 04, 2011 @ 01:26:12
lenie van vugt snijders
Jan 06, 2011 @ 22:02:58
hoi
Lois
Jan 07, 2011 @ 00:25:09
Hi!
I’ve noticed another comment from you. Thank you.
How is the weather there now? I think it will be snowy and cold. Here it is summer time (Friday morning 11.23 AM) and today they say it will be around 35 deg.C. So far it is overcast and just reaching 30 deg.
lenie van vugt snijders
Feb 08, 2011 @ 18:46:17
hoi hoe is het daar.hier is het niet zo koud meer gelukkig.ik heb een hekel aan de winter.kan je dit nu ook in het engels vertalen.anders snap je er niet veel van wat ik schrijf.ik heb hier in nederland ook wat vriendinnen die uit indonesie komen en al lang in nederland wonen.maar die spraken nederlands toen ze hier naartoe verhuisden.ik heb altijd gedacht dat de meeste mensen uit indonesie nederlands praate omdat het vroeger bij nederland hoorde.niet goed op school bij geschiedenis opgelet haha de groetjes daar voor allemaal uit het verre nederland
lois
Feb 09, 2011 @ 22:49:57
Hi Lenie,
Only some of those from older generation who live during the Dutch occupation of the islands can talk Dutch. My mom went to Dutch school when she was young and she can talk a little bit of Dutch, not very good anymore as it is not used in daily conversation. Unfortunately, I never learn Dutch and my understanding of the language is very poor.
Btw, congratulations for the recent birth of your new grand child:)