Nepeta grandiflora


Nepeta grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the Caucasus. Growing to tall by, it is a clump-forming, erect deciduous herbaceous perennial with aromatic, slightly hairy, grey-green leaves, and spikes of purple/blue flowers in early summer.
N. grandiflora and its cultivars are widely grown as ornamental garden plants which are useful for the middle of a flower border in full sun. The cultivar 'Bramdean' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Taxonomy

Nepeta grandiflora is classified as a member of the Nepeta genus in the Lamiaceae. It has no subspecies or botanical varieties. It was scientifically described and named by Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein in 1808.