Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Monardella stebbinsii Hardham & Bartel |
Bibliography | Aliso 12: 693 (1990) |
Native Range | California (Plumas Co.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-1100m |
Description | densely pilose, leaves narrowly ovate, entire, cinereous grey, purple variegate, heads 10-15mm broad, outer bracts rigid, coriaceous, softly hirsute, flowers 12-18mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |