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Monardella odoratissima
Also called Pacific Monardella, Mountain Wild Mint, Coyote Mint, Mountain Coyote Mint, Mountain Pennyroyal
Mountain monardella is a low, aromatic perennial subshrub in the mint family, native to western North America's mountains. It is easy to grow in full sun to part shade, and it is especially attractive to butterflies.
Monardella odoratissima (mountain coyote mint, mountain beebalm, mountain monardella or mountain pennyroyal) is a perennial flowering plant. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae. It has the minty odor characteristic of this family. In 2020, Monardella villosa was included in M. odoratissima. As of April 2024, acceptance of the inclusion varies.
Monardella odoratissima is easy to grow as a garden plant. Although Monardella is in the mint family, most species do not grow from runners. However, they can still be propagated easily from cuttings. They are very attractive to butterflies, which are their main pollinator.
Monardella odoratissima will grow in full sun to medium shade. It can be pruned lightly in the late fall or early winter to create a bushier plant, as it can otherwise be sprawling. It blooms profusely anytime from April through August. Because plants are floriferous, they look best when spent blooms are deadheaded.
When defined broadly to include Monardella villosa, the species is found in western Northern America, from British Columbia in the north via Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington to Arizona, California and New Mexico in south. It is found in many Northern California mountain ranges, including the Klamath Mountains and the North California Coast Ranges, the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, the Modoc Plateau, White Mountains and Inyo Mountains.
Arizona monardella · Red 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.
