Wildflower of the valley
Smooth Catmint
Nepeta laevigata
- How easy to find
- Rare — you will see it only in some places
- Flower size
- Medium
- Family
- Lamiaceae (Mint family)
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- medium
- Flower colour
- blue
- Flowering
- June to August
About Smooth Catmint
Nepeta laevigata is an aromatic herb of 15 - 90 cm of height. Leaves are ovate or triangular in shape. Flowers are purple - blue, mauve or white in color. The specific name laevigata means lustrous.
Where to find it
- Near the entrance of the valley
Habitat
Mountain slopes, meadows and in open also.
What the name means
Nepeta is a Latin name possibly derived from Nepete, an ancient Etruscan town where the plant grew abundantly; laevigata means "smooth".
Don't confuse it with
Nepeta erecta (sno 96) is upright; N. laevigata has smoother, less hairy leaves.
