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jcribbs

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Ok I am compiling a list of cat friendly plants for my cat garden. I have a small list and am open for suggestions from any experienced gardeners otu there...

This is what I have so far: (the small first list I am growing, have grown or have seeds for... the bottom portion I don 't know much about.)

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Alyssum
Spearmint
Lettuce
Lavender
Wheat grass
Oat grass
Creeping rosemary

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*FELINE FRIENDLY: Alyssum, Basil, Bamboo, Begonia, Buddleia (Butterfly Bush), Calendula, Catmint (Nepeta faassenii), Chamomile, Coriander, Cosmos, Cress, Dahlia, Dianthus (Pinks), Dill, Dorotheanthus (Ice plant), Forget-me-not, Heliotrope, Hollyhock, Hyssop, Impatiens, Lavander, Lettuce, Lovage, Marum (Cat-Thyme), Miniature Rose, Mint, Pansy, Parsley, Parlor palm, Rose, Rosemary, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon, Spearmint, Spider plant, Sunflower, Tarragon, Thyme, Umbrella plant, Verbascum, Violet, wheat-grass and oat-grass.
PLANTS TO AVOID: Aloe Vera, Amaryllis, Azalea, Baby's Breath, Christmas Rose, Clematis, Cyclamen, Daffodil, Diffenbachia, Dracaena - Dumb Cane, Easter Lily, Eucalyptus, Foxglove, Geranium, Ivy, Morning Glory, Mother-in-law's Tongue, Narcissus, Nightshade, Oleander, Onions, Poison Ivy, Primrose, Tiger Lily, Weeping Fig.


Anything to add to this?????
 

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I have no plants to add to your lists, but what a lovely idea! Have fun growing your garden
 

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Many of the plants to avoid are indoor house plants.
I see you don't have any catmint plants (nepta) listed.
 

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in my mothers experience spider plants are very very very cat friendly. And by cat friendly I mean Shelly depots them on a weekly basis
 
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spider plants spread like crazy too.

Im not going to pot these plants. These are going in the ground. I'm fixing to look some stuff up on line. I want some evergreen tunnels...
 
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