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Monkey Flower Savory
( Clinopodium mimuloides )
Clinopodium mimuloides
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About Monkey Flower Savory (Clinopodium mimuloides)
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Monkey Flower Savory is a rare native perennial herb in the Lamiaceae (Mint) family that grows in the Coast Ranges from Monterey southward to the Transverse Range. The majority of its population lies within the Los Padres National Forest. It is uncommon throughout its range and for this reason it is included on CNPS list 4.2. It tends to grow in moist places, at elevations from 400 to over 5,000 feet. Like others in this genus, it is low-growing and delicate in appearance, but older specimens in the wild can attain nearly 2 meters. It is herbaceous with slender stems but occasionally woody at the base. The flowers are small, hairy, with a rounded-toothed margin. The tubular flowers are red-orange and grow to 1-2 inches. Hummingbirds love them! Overall, it resembles an Epilobium but requires more moisture. It spreads by rhizomes wherever there is adequate moisture.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1 - 6 ft tall
1 - 6 ft wide
Form
Mounding
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant
Flower Color
Orange, Red
Flowering Season
Summer, Fall
Wildlife Supported
Hummingbirds
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
likely
* )
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Florida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
Pyroderces badia
Pyroderces badia
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Low, Moderate - High,
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established
Nurseries
Carried by 10
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F
Soil Drainage
Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerates a variety of soils. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Deer Resistant
Companion Plants
Use in the understory of central coast trees such as Madrone (
Arbutus menziesii
), Pines (
Pinus sp.
), and
Douglas Fir
(
Pseudotsuga menziesii
), with other perennial herbs, annuals, or geophytes including Yarrow (
Achillea millefolium
), wild onion (Alium sp.),
Columbine
(
Aquilegia formosa
),
Mariposa Lily
(
Calochortus sp.
),
Clarkia sp.
,
Chinese Houses
(
Collinsia sp.
), Larkspur (
Delphinium sp.
),
Sticky Cinquefoil
(
Drymocallis glandulosa
),
Wild Strawberry
(Fragraria vesca),
Gilia sp.
, Alum Root (
Heuchera micrantha
),
Iris sp.
,
Tiger Lily
(
Lilium pardalinum
),
Lupine
(
Lupinus sp.
), Mint (
Monardella sp.
),
Phacelia sp.
,
Common Buttercup
(
Ranunculus californicus
),
Sonoma Sage
(
Salvia sonomensis
), and Western
Vervain
(
Verbena lasiostachys
)
Maintenance
Can be cut back in fall when it starts to go dormant
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Sunset Zones
?
5*, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Moist places in hilly or mountainous terrain, along streambanks or in canyons as part of chaparral or woodland
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 11.1" - 49.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.00", Coldest Month: 40.8" - 51.6", Hottest Month: 59.8" - 78.5", Humidity: 0.89" - 25.98", Elevation: 178" - 6541"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Satureja mimuloides
Common Names
: Monkey-flower Savory, Monkeyflower Savory
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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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