Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta haussknechtii Bornm. |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 249 (1899) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus, Iran, Iraq |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1300-3000m |
Description | leaves patent, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 1-4cm, cordate or truncate, crenate to serrate, obtuse, green, finely pilose, whorls few-flowered, producing lax spike |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | violet, blue-violet |
Bloom | late spring, 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, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Nepeta noraschenica Grossh. Nepeta racemosa ssp. haussknechtii (Bornm.) A.L.Budantsev |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |