| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nepeta coerulescens Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg. sér. 3, 27: 529 (1882) |
| Native Range | w. & c. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | stems simple, leaves ovate-elliptic, 1-4cm, serrate or crenate, acute, densely pilose, flowers in terminal, oblong, spicate head, corolla 10-13mm |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | pale blue, lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Dracocephalum coerulescens (Maxim.) Dunn Glechoma thomsonii (Benth. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze Nepeta thomsonii Benth. ex Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |