Nepeta racemosa
Nepeta racemosa
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Easily grown in an average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. The plant thrives in dry soils and is very tolerant of drought. It is somewhat intolerant of heat and humidity and appreciates some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates[1]. Removing the flower spikes after initial flowering will promote continued blooming[1]. The plant may agressively self-seed in optimum growing conditions[1]. Although Nepeta cataria is the true catnip the scent of which drives house cats ecstatic, the aromatic leaves of this species are also attractive, albeit less enticing, to cats[2, 1]
Propagation
Seed - best sown in the autumn, in situ if possible. Germination of spring sown seed can be erratic[2]. 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[2]. Stem tip or softwood cuttings can be taken in the spring or early summer[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Nepeta+racemosa>
Pollinators
Bees, Insects
References
- [1]KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder — Missouri Botanical Garden · http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ ↩︎Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone.
- [2]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.
- [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]Ethnobotany of the Himalayas — Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) · Springer Nature; Switzerland · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6 · ISBN 978-3-030-57407-9 ↩︎
- [5]Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Far Eastern Europe: Ural, Northern Caucasus, Turkey, and Iran — Bussmann R.W. et al · Springer Nature Switzerland AG. · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28940-9 · ISBN 978-3-030-28939-3 ↩︎
- [6]A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Geor — Bussmann R.W. et al · 2016 · http://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-016-0110-2 ↩︎Basic information on the traditional uses of around 480 plant species.
- [7]Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai — Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) · Springer Nature; Switzerland · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 · ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 ↩︎
- [8]The genus Nepeta: Traditional uses, phytochemicals and pharmacological properties — Sharma A. et al · 2121 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113679 ↩︎