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. The aromatic leaves and flowers steep into a refreshing mint-like tea.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- CA, ID, NV, OR, WA