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Monardella purpurea
Also called Siskiyou Monardella
Serpentine monardella is a native perennial herb of the mint family from the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, found on rocky slopes and serpentine soils. It is grown mainly for its purple flowers and needs well-drained, lean soil and full sun to thrive.
Monardella purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Siskiyou monardella and serpentine monardella.
It is native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, including the Klamath Mountains. It grows in rocky slopes, chaparral, woodlands, montane forests and serpentine soils.
Arizona monardella · Monardella australis subsp. cinerea · Southern monardella · Sweet-smelling monardella · Brewer's monardella · Sierra monardella · Douglas' monardella · Desert monardella · Follett's monardella · Thickleaf monardella · Monardella breweri subsp. lanceolata · Merced monardella
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monardella purpurea 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.
