| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones) DC. |
| Synonyms | Valeriana jatamansii Jones |
| Nardostachys chinensis Batalin | |
| Nardostachys gracilis Kitam. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-5000m |
| Description | sweetly aromatic, leaves spathulate to elliptic-lanceolate, 5-15cm long, flowers 1-2cm long, tubular, lobes spreading, in dense, pendent head |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Bangladesh , East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
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