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Monarda humilis is a small, aromatic, usually annual herb in the mint family, native to dry, open sites in central and western New Mexico. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, and it needs sun, sharp drainage and dry conditions.
Monarda humilis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is a small, aromatic herb native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in dry, open habitats. The species was historically treated as a variety of Monarda punctata and was elevated to species rank in the early 21st century following taxonomic revision.
Monarda humilis is native to the southwestern United States and is known primarily from central and western New Mexico. It occurs in open, dry habitats, including sandy soils in grasslands, dunes, and open shrublands such as juniper scrub. The species is adapted to arid and semi-arid environments and is most often found in exposed sites rather than shaded or densely vegetated areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monarda humilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
