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Monardella macrantha
Also called Hummingbird Monardella, Scarlet Coyote Mint.
Red monardella is a low, tufted perennial herb from coastal southern California and Baja California, prized for its clusters of red tubular flowers. The key to growing it is excellent drainage and dry summers, as it is a drought-tolerant native of chaparral and woodland.
Monardella macrantha is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name red monardella. It is native to coastal mountain ranges of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in several habitat types, including chaparral, woodlands, and forest.
Monardella macrantha is cultivated in by specialty plant nurseries and available as an ornamental plant for native plant, drought tolerant, natural landscape, and habitat gardens; and for ecological restoration projects.
Arizona monardella · Mountain monardella · Curlyleaf monardella · Coyote mint
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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.
