{"id":24601,"date":"2021-07-09T23:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T03:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=24601"},"modified":"2023-04-30T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T18:00:50","slug":"piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Piss off plant: effective against dogs and cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Piss-off-plant &#8211; that sounds indecent, but the name says it all. It keeps unwanted dogs, cats and rodents out of beds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2d4e807911967cec62d4a3f02abc5855.jpg\" alt=\"Piss off plant: effective against dogs and cats\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The piss off plant keeps unwanted dogs, cats and rodents out of beds [Photo: Layue \/ Shutterstock.com]\n<p>The plant with the strange name is not known to many people, but it has attracted media attention with its name. The plant is known for its deterrent effect on various animals, for which purpose it is planted in gardens and beds. We clarify all questions about the piss off plant &#8211; from the origin to the effect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Piss_off_plant_which_flower_is_behind_it\"><\/span>Piss off plant: which flower is behind it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ceeee0190e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ceeee0190e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats\/#Piss_off_plant_which_flower_is_behind_it\" title=\"Piss off plant: which flower is behind it?\">Piss off plant: which flower is behind it?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats\/#Piss_off_plant_These_animals_keep_them_away\" title=\"Piss off plant: These animals keep them away\">Piss off plant: These animals keep them away<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats\/#Piss_off_plant_against_dogs\" title=\"Piss off plant against dogs\">Piss off plant against dogs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats\/#Piss_off_plant_against_cats\" title=\"Piss off plant against cats\">Piss off plant against cats<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/piss-off-plant-effective-against-dogs-and-cats\/#Piss_off_plant_this_is_how_it_keeps_animals_away\" title=\"Piss off plant: this is how it keeps animals away\">Piss off plant: this is how it keeps animals away<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Behind the eye-catching name of the plant, which is also <em>marketed as piss-off-plant<\/em> or <em>scardy cat<\/em> in other countries, it is a plant from the <em>mint family (Lamiaceae<\/em> ), which is originally native to Africa. The plant, which is widely marketed, is botanically the species <em>Plectranthus ornatus,<\/em> which is not exactly conspicuous in its appearance, but is supposed to drive away animals through its smell.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3228834d5cf43eb834addd4f3e86652a.jpg\" alt=\"Piss off plant: effective against dogs and cats\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The piss off plant originally comes from Africa [Photo: Layue \/ Shutterstock.com]\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Piss_off_plant_These_animals_keep_them_away\"><\/span>Piss off plant: These animals keep them away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The small plant with the purple flowers is considered a cat and dog fright, but does not keep all animals equally away. Unfortunately, insects and snails as pests in the vegetable patch cannot be driven away with the mint. However, it is quite suitable for larger animals such as dogs and cats.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Piss_off_plant_against_dogs\"><\/span><strong>Piss off plant against dogs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The piss-off plant is particularly popular to prevent unwanted legacies from strange dogs in the garden. Thanks to its odor, the plant reliably drives away dogs up to several meters and thus acts as a biological deterrent.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Piss_off_plant_against_cats\"><\/span><strong>Piss off plant against cats<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to dogs, cats also avoid the purple flowering herb in the garden. Nevertheless, do not worry: the plants cannot harm the animals and only keep them out of the garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8152970f07ed89d744e44c32a6338720.jpg\" alt=\"Piss off plant: effective against dogs and cats\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The piss-off plant prevents unwanted legacies from strange dogs and cats in the garden [Photo: Dmitrenko Ekaterina \/ Shutterstock.com]\n<p>You can find more ways to keep cats and other unloved visitors out of your flower beds in our article \u201cKatzenschreck im Test\u201c.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Piss_off_plant_this_is_how_it_keeps_animals_away\"><\/span>Piss off plant: this is how it keeps animals away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The plant does not keep larger animals such as dogs and cats away because of its inconspicuous appearance. The deterrent effect is due to the scent of the plant, which it gives off through the leaves from a certain size. These are essential oils such as menthol, which have a deterrent effect on many mammals. But do not worry: the smell is barely noticeable to humans and does not bother in the garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c70c272c8a2832136f50b188fd04ad45.jpg\" alt=\"Piss off plant: effective against dogs and cats\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The deterrent effect comes from the scent the plant gives off through the leaves [Photo: kariphoto \/ Shutterstock.com]\n<p><strong>By the way:<\/strong> The piss-off plant is not hardy due to its warm origin and should therefore only be planted out from May. In order for the plant to thrive, you can give primarily organic slow-release fertilizers such as our Plantura organic universal fertilizer to the planting hole when planting out.<\/p>\n<p>The piss-off plant unfortunately has no effect on insects. But these plants do: we will introduce you to the best mosquito repellent plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piss-off-plant &#8211; that sounds indecent, but the name says it all. It keeps unwanted dogs, cats and rodents out of beds. The piss off plant keeps unwanted dogs, cats and rodents out of beds [Photo: Layue \/ Shutterstock.com] The plant with the strange name is not known to many people, but it has attracted media&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7649],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28143,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24601\/revisions\/28143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}