Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta lamiopsis Benth. ex Hook.f. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-5300m |
Description | leaves ovate-cordate, coarsely dentate, 1-3cm long, flowers to 15mm long in ovoid spike, with dinstinct, orbiculate, leaf-like bracts, flowers ca. 12mm, calyx pink |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
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
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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