Mountain Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima
Mountain coyote mint is an aromatic western perennial forming low mounds topped with lavender flower clusters that bees and butterflies swarm, a fragrant, drought-tolerant native for sunny rock gardens.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- purple, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA