Tenuifolia Nepeta (Nepeta tenuifolia japonica)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Nepeta tenuifolia japonica is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is not frost tender. The seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. It is noted for attracting wildlife. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour foods. — Young leaves - raw or cooked.; A good savoury, it is used to flavour foods.

Habitat & North American Range

Sloping forest margins, valleys; 500-2700 m. Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and cultivated in Fujian, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Zhejiang. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)