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This mint produces an erect stem up to about 80 centimeters tall. It is coated in rough and soft hairs, some glandular. The hairy, glandular leaves are up to 18 centimeters long, borne in opposite pairs along the stem. The hairy, glandular inflorescence is made up of interrupted clusters of six flowers each.
Apple mint typically grows to a height of from 40 to 100 centimetres (16 to 39 in) tall and spreads by stolons to form clonal colonies. The foliage is light green, with the opposite, wrinkled, sessile leaves being oblong to nearly ovate, 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long and 2 to 4 cm (0.8 to 1.6 in) broad.
Cupressus pygmaea, a species of cypress tree found only in Mendocino and Sonoma counties; Lewisia stebbinsii, a flowering purslane found only in Mendocino and Trinity counties; Veratrum fimbriatum, the fringed corn lily, a relative of the lily found only in Mendocino and Sonoma counties
Growing California Native Plants, Marjorie Schmidt, UC Press; Native Landscaping From El Paso to L.A., Sally Wasowski and Andy Wasowski, McGraw-Hill; Native Plants for California Gardens, Lee W. Lenz, Day Printing Corp. Native Treasures: Gardening with the Plants of California, M. Nevin Smith, UC Press
This variety is a favorite if you are growing mint to make herbal tea. It can grow up to 6 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide. Narrow-Leaved Mountain Mint. Narrow-leaved mountain mint ...
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia to Java).In North America, it is commonly known as Canada mint, [4] American wild mint, [5] and in Asia as Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint, [6] Japanese mint, [7] and East Asian wild mint. [8]
The Santa Monica Mountains are covered by hundreds of local plant species: some are endemic or very rare, some are beautiful California native plants in situ, and some also are familiar as horticultural ornamental and native garden plants.