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This looks like sneezeweed
This looks like mugwort, from the artesemia family
! I have never seen one in bloom but it certainly looks like an artichoke doesn't it?
This is a gentian most likely travels gentian
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermin....
Catnip makes a lovely tea as well
Oh right I didn't see your description until now. Generally you can tell by taste smell and flower color and patterns. Did you give it a try? It looks more like domestic peppermint to me
here is a web site with very good photos of catnip
holoweb.com/cannon/catnip.htm