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Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta nuda

Nepeta nuda

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Nepeta species generally grow best in a sunny position and a well-drained soil. Many are found in poor soils in the wild, and have a bushier growth habit in more fertile soils[1]. Nepeta nuda is treated here as comprising four subspecies. These dfferent subspecies each possess unique biological activities due to their individual chemical composition and they can therefore be used in different ways. For instance, those subspecies rich in 1,8- cineole could be used in traditional medicine for inhalation, while subspecies rich in sesquiterpene alcohol nerolidol could be used either in cosmetics and household products or as food flavouring agents[2].

Propagation

Seed - best sown in the autumn, in situ if possible. Germination of spring sown seed can be erratic[1]. The seed is best sown in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Division of clumps in the autumn or spring, when the plant is dormant or just coming into growth[1]. Stem tip or softwood cuttings can be taken in the spring or early summer[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Nepeta+nuda>

Pollinators

Bees, Insects

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Phyto-pharmacological aspects of Nepeta nuda L.: A systematic review — Aćimović M. et al · 2020 · http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/leksir2040075A ↩︎
  3. [3]Flora of Turkey. — Davis. P. H. · Edinburgh University Press · 1965 · ISBN - ↩︎Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats.
  4. [4]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  5. [5]Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas — Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors) · Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland · 2020 · ISBN 978-83-954123-5-6 ↩︎An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.