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Willowy Monardella
Monardella linoides
  
2 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Willowy Monardella (Monardella linoides) 2 Nurseries Carry This Plant Monardella linoides is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) known by the common names flaxleaf monardella and narrow leaf monardella. It is native to southern California and adjacent sections of Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat from desert flats to subalpine forests. It is a gray-green perennial herb producing a slender erect stem up to about 50 centimeters in maximum height. The linear to oval leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters long and coated in grayish hairs. The flower cluster is a head of several flowers blooming in a cup of pale whitish or pink-tinged papery leafs 2 or 3 centimeters wide. The flowers are just over a centimeter long and light purple in color. There are several subspecies of this plant. One closely related separate species called Monardella viminea (willowy monardella), is a rare plant limited to northern Baja California and parts of San Diego, California. It is treated as a federally listed endangered species in the United States. All are low growing, highly aromatic herbs that like afternoon shade, look great in a rock garden and also do well in containers.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
1 - 2 ft tall
2 ft wide

Form
Form
Mounding

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant

Flower Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Pink, White

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Summer

Wildlife Supported
 
Butterflies are highly attracted to the flowers

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
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Pyrausta perrubralis Image
Shasta Pyrausta Pyrausta perrubralisPyrausta perrubralis
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Pyrausta californicalis Image
California Pyrausta Moth Pyrausta californicalisPyrausta californicalis
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Pyrausta nexalis Image
Fulvous-edged Pyrausta Pyrausta nexalisPyrausta nexalis
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Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana
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Areniscythris brachypteris Image
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth Areniscythris brachypterisAreniscythris brachypteris
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Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla Image
Anstenoptilia marmarodactylaAnstenoptilia marmarodactyla

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Low, Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 3x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 2

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Medium

Soil Description
Soil Description
Prefers rocky, gravelly soil. Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.5

Common uses
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Plant it where you can see it when it blooms, along with low growing Manzanita (Arctostaphylos species), native grasses, and bulbs such as Allium, Dichelostemma, Calochortus and Lilium species.

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Desert flats, subalpine forests, chaparral, coast sage

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.3" - 52.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.24" - 3.62", Coldest Month: 23.9" - 57.6", Hottest Month: 46.3" - 86.2", Humidity: 1.15" - 37.09", Elevation: 317" - 11072"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Flaxleaf Monardella, Narrow Leaf Monardella, Narrowleaf Monardella, San Diego Willowy Mint


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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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