Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Monardella odoratissima Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec. 4: 332 (1834) |
Native Range | s. British Columbia to n. Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3400m |
Description | leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate, intensely aromatic, flowers in heads, supported by purple-brown bracts, flowers ca. 15mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Madronella odoratissima (Bent.) Greene Monardella glabra Nutt. ex Benth. Monardella odoratissima ssp. euodoratissima Epling Monardella odoratissima var. euodoratissima H.St.John Monardella odoratissima var. glabriuscula Torr. & A.Gray Monardella odoratissima var. ovata Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. 77 South-Central U.S.A. |