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Desert Lavender
( Condea emoryi )
Condea emoryi
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About Desert Lavender (Condea emoryi)
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Hyptis emoryi
(Desert Lavender) is a fragrant, multi-stemmed shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae (mint family). The genus Condea (formerly Hyptis) is commonly known as the bushmints. Desert Lavender is a medium to large perennial shrub found in the deserts of southwestern United States of Arizona, Nevada, California, and northwestern Mexico in Sonora and Baja California at elevations below 3,000 ft.
Desert Lavender prefers sandy or gravelly soils with good drainage, and full sun or part shade. It can tolerate summer water up to 1x per month. To learn more, visit the Jepson Herbarium's YouTube channel and watch a short video about this species:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5q9zO6Fn3Y
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
6 - 12 ft tall
8 ft wide
Form
Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Summer Semi-Deciduous
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
Bees, butterflies
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 1
likely
* )
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 24
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or decomposed granite soil. Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.5
Common uses
Hedges, Deer Resistant
Companion Plants
Desert Willow
(
Chilopsis linearis
), California
Fan Palm
(
Washingtonia filifera
),
Creosote Bush
(
Larrea tridentata
),
Ocotillo
(
Fouquieria splendens
),
Jojoba
(
Simmondsia chinensis
),
Blue Paloverde
(
Parkinsonia florida
), Wh
It
e
Bursage
(
Ambrosia dumosa
),
Chuparosa
(
Justicia californica
), Barrel Cactus (
Ferocactus cylindraceus
),
Desert Agave
(
Agave deserti
), Br
It
tlebush (
Encelia farinosa
), Indigo Bush (
Psorothamnus sp.
),
Smoke Tree
(
Psorothamnus spinosus
),
Apricot Mallow
(
Sphaeralcea ambigua
), Opuntia spp, numerous annual wildflowers
Maintenance
Prune as desired in Summer or Fall
Sunset Zones
?
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Gravelly, sandy washes, canyon bottoms and alluvial fans of the Colorado Desert, extending slightly into the Mojave Desert, usually as part of creosote bush scrub
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.6" - 18.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.28" - 2.84", Coldest Month: 41.7" - 63.7", Hottest Month: 71.8" - 89.3", Humidity: 2.81" - 42.82", Elevation: -187" - 4436"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Hyptis emoryi
Common Names
: Bushmints
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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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