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Yerba Buena
( Clinopodium douglasii )
Clinopodium douglasii
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About Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii)
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Spanish for 'good herb', Yerba Buena (
Clinopodium douglasii
) is a creeping evergreen perennial commonly used as a groundcover, rock garden, and container plant. A member of the Mint family, Yerba Buena?s small, delicate leaves and tiny white flowers have a pleasant fragrance. The leaves are used in tea, traditional medicine, cooking, and essential oils.
This plant roots itself as it spreads, forming low mats that can be encouraged by pinching the stems. Yerba Buena grows best when planted in full or part shade. It is a low- to moderate- moisture plant that adapts to different soil types, as long as drainage is good. Plant under trees or in shady spots mixed in with taller shade-loving plants.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
3.6 - 7.2 in tall
3 ft wide
Form
Spreading
Growth Rate
Fast, Moderate
Dormancy
Evergreen
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant
Flower Color
White
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
likely
* )
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Orange Mint Moth
Pyrausta orphisalis
Pyrausta orphisalis
*
Florida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
Pyroderces badia
Pyroderces badia
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Shade, Part Shade
Moisture
Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established
Nurseries
Carried by 68
Ease of Care
Very Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Adaptable. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Groundcovers, Deer Resistant
Companion Plants
Trees: Madrone (
Arbutus menziesii
),
Tanoak
(
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
),
Monterey Pine
(
Pinus radiata
),
Oak
(
Quercus species
),
Coast Redwood
(
Sequoia sempervirens
), Bay Laurel (
Umbellularia californica
) Shrubs and herbs:
Woodland Strawberry
(
Fragaria vesca
), Monkeyflower (
Erythranthe cardinalis
or guttatus),
Coyote Brush
(Baccharis pillularis),
Douglas Iris
(
Iris douglasiana
),
Bluff Lettuce
(
Dudleya farinosa
) and
Pacific Stonecrop
(
Sedum spathulifolium
)
Maintenance
encourage branching by light pruning
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment. ( Emery and Frey 1971).
Sunset Zones
?
2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Coastal woodland, shady, moist areas
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.6" - 117.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 3.43", Coldest Month: 38.8" - 56.2", Hottest Month: 58.1" - 77.0", Humidity: 0.05" - 23.77", Elevation: 7" - 4119"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Satureja douglasii
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Clinopodium douglasii
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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