Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta longibracteata Benth. |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4900-5300m |
Description | lemon scented, leaves obovate to oblanceolate, ca. 8mm long, with narrowly cuneate base and dentate apex, grey lanate, flowers ca. 9mm in head, bracts lanceolate, purple |
Size | 9-12cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , 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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