Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta brevifolia C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 93 (1831) |
Native Range | se. North Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Description | stem leaves broadly ovate, at base cordate, obtuse, obtusely dentate, shortly densely hirsute, petiolate, whorls few flowered, producing small, lax head, flowers 15-20mm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 | Glechoma brevifolia (C.A.Mey.) Kuntze Nepeta lamiifolia Benth. Nepeta longiflora Fisch. ex Benth. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |