Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta densiflora Kar. & Kir. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 725 (1841) |
Native Range | sw. Altay to Xinjiang and nw. Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1400-2500m |
Description | leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblong-ovate, 1-3cm, sparsely hirsute and yellow glandular, subentire, spikes ovoid, 2-8cm long, flowers in whorls, 15-17mm long |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Glechoma densiflora (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze Nepeta saposhnikowii Nikitina & Plotn. Nepeta tarbagataica C.Y.Yang & B.Wang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |