Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta lamiopsis Benth. ex Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India, 4: 659 (1885) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-5300m |
Description | leaves ovate-cordate, coarsely dentate, 1-3cm long, flowers to 15mm long in ovoid spike, with dinstinct, orbiculate, leaf-like bracts, flowers ca. 12mm, calyx pink |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | 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 | Glechoma lamiopsis (Benth. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, WHM West Himalaya) |