Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta sibirica L. |
Synonyms | Dracocephalum sibiricum (L.) L. |
Nepeta macrantha Fisch. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 500-2700m |
Description | leaves petiolate, triangular-oblong, 3-9cm, denticulate, abaxially yellow glandular, floral whorls lax, in upper part of stem, flowers 20-29mm long, sparsely pubescent |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Russian Far East (Khabarovsk ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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