Nepeta racemosa
| Nepeta racemosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Nepeta |
| Species: | N. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepeta racemosa Lam. | |
Nepeta racemosa (dwarf catmint or raceme catnip), syn. N. mussiniii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with aromatic leaves and violet or lilac-blue flowers in summer.[1]
The term racemosa refers to the racemes of flowers.[2] The common name "catnip" refers to the plant's effect on domestic cats, which are often strongly attracted to it.
Uses
Catmint is used as an ornamental perennial plants. It is useful in that it contains nepetalactone which has effects on some insects: it repels cockroaches and mosquitoes. Nepeta racemosa has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]