Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Nepeta L. [217]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Catmint

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Lamiaceae

family_ja: シソ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: Temp.Eurasia to trop.Afr.mts.

description_en: Genus of approximately 250 species of perennials, rarely annuals, native to a variety of habitats, from cool and moist to hot and dry sites in scrub, on grassy banks and stony slopes, or in high mountains, in non-tropical parts of the N. hemisphere. Ovate to lance-shaped, entire, scalloped, or toothed, often aromatic leaves are borne in opposite pairs; some are hairy, producing a silvery or greyish green effect. The spike-like cymes (sometimes racemes or panicles) of tubular, irregularly 2-lipped flowers, in white and shades of blue and purple, occasionally yellow, are borne in interrupted axillary whorls along the flower stems, often over long periods. Grow taller catmints in a mixed or herbaceous border, the shorter ones in a rock garden. Some species attract cats; most are attractive to bees.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in a seedbed, or in containers in a cold frame, in autumn; some catmints self-seed freely. Divide in spring or autumn. Take softwood cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: Slugs may damage young growth. Powdery mildew may be a problem in dry summers.

description_ja:

comment:

comment_ja: イヌハッカ(キャットミント＝catmint，キャットニップ＝catnip)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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