Not just for cats! Tall pink and white flower spikes are great in fresh and dried arrangements. Use the leaves in salads, sauces, teas, and soups - and of course fresh or dried for the cats!
 
Catnip contains the compound nepetalactone, which is extremely attractive to domestic and wild cats. Roughly 33% of all cats do not respond to catnip, and the response is believed to be hereditary.