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Nepeta leucolaena Benth. ex Hook.f.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta leucolaena Benth. ex Hook.f. 
BibliographyFl. Brit. India 4: 662 (1885)
Native RangeTibet to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2400-4000m
Descriptionleaves oblong to narrowly ovate, thick, corrugate, white lanate, flowers ca. 15mm long, in interrupted, sometimes branched spike
Size30-60cm
Colorpale blue, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGlechoma leucolaena (Benth. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
Glechoma salviifolia Kuntze
Nepeta royleana R.R.Stewart
Nepeta salviifolia Royle ex Benth.
Nepeta stewartii Raizada
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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