Eastern Cat-mint - Nepeta racemosa
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Species Description
Widely grown in gardens and rarely escapes.
Stace 4:
Nepeta racemosa Lam. (N. mussinii Spreng. ex Henckel) - Eastern Cat-mint.
Similar to N. x faassenii, but stems shorter and more usually decumbent; inflorescences shorter; and stamens exserted; leaves cordate at base, length/breadth ratio nearer 3:2 than 3:1; (2n=18). Neophyte-survivor; grown and persistent in wild as for N. x faassenii, scattered in England; Caucasus and Iran. Fertile.
Key:
- Corolla blue, the tube longer than calyx
- Stamens exserted; leaves cordate at base, length/breadth ratio nearer 3:2 than 3:1