Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta strictifolia Pojark. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15: 303 (1953) |
Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems simple, leaves large, ovate, truncate, coarsely, obtusely crenate-dentate, subsessile, sparsely hirsute, whorls numerous, many flowered, corolla 15mm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | blue |
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 | Glechoma speciosa (Boiss. & Noë) Kuntze Nepeta betonicifolia ssp. strictifolia (Pojark.) Menitsky Nepeta buhsei Pojark. Nepeta speciosa Boiss. & Noë |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |