Satureja [Clinopodium] douglasii
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Yerba Buena
Satureja [Clinopodium] douglasii
CA Native, Ground Cover
Care:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Low
Most Soils
Look:
Green
leaves
Lavender
flowers
California Native
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Yerba Buena
Satureja [Clinopodium] douglasii
CA Native, Ground Cover
Care:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Low
Most Soils
Look:
Green
leaves
Lavender
flowers
Yerba buena is Spanish for “good herb” due to its medicinal qualities as a tea. This trailing herbaceous perennial has a minty fragrance and is native from British Columbia to Los Angeles County. Prefers a woodland setting with light shade and well-drained soil.