Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta raphanorhiza Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 734 (1835) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves broadly triangular-ovate, 5-20mm, cordate, serrate, acute, lanate, shortly petiolate, flowers in terminal cylindrical head, calyx purple, tubular, corolla 7-11mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Glechoma raphanorhiza (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |