Monardella linoides ssp. viminea, (coyote mint) Alkaline Desert Scrub Oak(Quercus cornelius-mulleri)

Desert Scrub Oak(Quercus cornelius-mulleri)

The leaves are fleshy

This plant smells like a minty toothpaste and has been used as cure for sore throats

- Does well in heavier soils but also excels in  decomposed granite

summer Evergreen/Deciduous Summer semi-deciduous Fragrant Yes Cold Hardy to 25 F Attracts pollinators Birds

Monardella linoides ssp. viminea, (coyote mint) Alkaline Desert Scrub Oak(Quercus cornelius-mulleri)Willowly Monardella An extremely rare California native perennial herb that grows in San Diego and Baja. This sub species is endangered at the Federal level. This can reach up to one and a half feet high and four feet wide evergreen with grey green leaves and light purple flower clusters that boom in the summer. This plant smells like a minty toothpaste and has been used as cure for sore throats. Plant in paths or in front of larger shrubs where their