Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta discolor Royle ex Benth. |
Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 378 (1833) |
Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3300-5000m |
Description | leaves broadly cordate, 1-2cm long, abaxially usually densely white lanate, flowers 1cm long, together with ovate, purple bracts, in oval to cylindrical spike |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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 discolor (Royle ex Benth.) Kuntze Nepeta discolor var. kargilica Reshi Nepeta sabinei J.A.Schmidt |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |