Oblong Leafed Four O'clock

Mirabilis albida

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Winged Four O'clock

Mirabilis alipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Red Four O'clock

Mirabilis coccinea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Greene's Four O'clock

Mirabilis greenei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Jesse E. D. Miller

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Wishbone-bush

Mirabilis laevis

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall , 8 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Flower Color: Purple, Lavender, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

California Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia

Calscape.org

© 2014 Calscape

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall , 10 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Bigelow Four O'clock

Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Colorado Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Giant Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. glandulosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low

Desert Four O'clock

Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Slender-lobed Four O'clock

Mirabilis tenuiloba

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Michael Charters

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Mint

Monardella australis

Calscape.org

© 2006 Orchid Black

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Gray Monardella

Monardella australis ssp. cinerea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Don Davis

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Jokerst's Monardella

Monardella australis ssp. jokerstii

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sweet-smelling Monardella

Monardella beneolens

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Brewer's Monardella

Monardella breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 25 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Monardella breweri ssp. breweri

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Monardella breweri ssp. glandulifera

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mustang Mint

Monardella breweri ssp. lanceolata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steven Perry

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Monardella breweri ssp. microcephala

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sierra Monardella

Monardella candicans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Monardella

Monardella douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mojave Monardella

Monardella exilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, White, Green
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Follett's Monardella

Monardella follettii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Thickleaf Monardella

Monardella hypoleuca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thickleaf Monardella

Monardella hypoleuca ssp. hypoleuca

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Monardella hypoleuca ssp. intermedia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Ron Vanderhoff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Felt-leaved Monardella

Monardella hypoleuca ssp. lanata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Merced Monardella

Monardella leucocephala

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Willowy Monardella

Monardella linoides

Calscape.org

Copyright Calscape 2014

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Southern Sierra Monardella

Monardella linoides ssp. anemonoides

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Willowy Monardella

Monardella linoides ssp. linoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Tehachapi Monardella

Monardella linoides ssp. oblonga

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Monardella linoides ssp. sierrae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Red Monardella

Monardella macrantha

Calscape.org

©2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 2 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Marian Sampson Coyote Mint

Monardella macrantha 'Marian Sampson'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Prostrate
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Hall's Monardella

Monardella macrantha ssp. hallii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Red Monardella

Monardella macrantha ssp. macrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Desert Monardella

Monardella nana

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Mountain Coyote Mint

Monardella odoratissima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steven Thorsted

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Desert Mint

Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Mountain Monardella

Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima

Calscape.org

© 2005 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Pallid Mountain Monardella

Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low, Moderate

Palmer's Monardella

Monardella palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2001 CDFA

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Pringle's Monardella

Monardella pringlei

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 13 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Siskiyou Monardella

Monardella purpurea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 John W. Wall

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Robison's Monardella

Monardella robisonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 James M. Andre

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Brown
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Rock Monardella

Monardella saxicola

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Naomi Fraga

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Shelton's Coyote Mint

Monardella sheltonii

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Monardella sinuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 25 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Sand-dune Annual Monardella

Monardella sinuata ssp. nigrescens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Monardella sinuata ssp. sinuata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Stebbins' Monardella

Monardella stebbinsii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Jennifer's Monardella

Monardella stoneana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Curlyleaf Monardella

Monardella undulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Monardella undulata ssp. arguelloensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 CNPS, San Luis Obispo Chapter

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Crisped Monardella

Monardella undulata ssp. crispa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

San Luis Obispo Monardella

Monardella undulata ssp. undulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Veiny Monardella

Monardella venosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly