Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta almeriana Sennen |
Bibliography | Diagn. Nouv.: 212 (1936) |
Native Range | s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | ramose, leaves grey tomentose, broadly ovate, incised, crenate-serrate, sublaciniate, flowers few in cyme . |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Nepeta amethystina ssp. laciniata (Willk.) Ubera & Valdés Nepeta boissieri var. laciniata Willk. Nepeta ceballosii Vicioso & Pau Nepeta hieronymii Sennen Nepeta nepetella ssp. laciniata (Willk.) Aedo Nepeta nepetella var. laciniata (Willk.) Briq. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |