nepeta
/nɪˈpiːtə
/noun
A plant of a genus that includes catmint and several kinds cultivated for their spikes of blue or violet flowers.
- Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae.
- This works extremely well with my geraniums, coreopsis, nepeta, and Campanula carpatica.
- Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’, the grey-blue tinge of an agave and the blue flowers of nepeta all work in harmony with the piece.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Latin nepeta 'calamint' (formerly in this genus).
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