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Monardella villosa franciscana - Common Coyote Mint
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Botanic Name: Monardella villosa franciscana
Common Name: Common Coyote Mint
Size: 18"h x 2'w
Sun: sun-pt. shd
H20: occ.H2O/dry
Attracts Butterflies
Type: adults
Attracts Hummingbirds Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Description:
An evergreen spreading perennial that reaches 18" tall and trails along the ground. It has fuzzy fragrant leaves with long blooming, lavender to blue-purple flowers in June through August. This Coyote Mint is drought tolerant, and prefers good drainage, in either full sun or light shade. It makes an attractive border, draping over a wall, or in a rock garden. It is native from Marin to San Luis Obispo Counties.

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