Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta crispa Willd. |
Synonyms | Nepeta asterotricha Rech.f. |
Nepeta betonicoides Stapf | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | grey papilose-pubescent, leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, obtuse, rugose, incised crenate, whorls dense in oblong head, bracts subulate, calyx hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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
Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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