Among the mint flowers

  

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), laying eggs among mint flowers in our garden, 2 August 2026. 

Tiny mint

  

A tiny little mint photographed near Salt Point on 24 April 2022.  The flowers were only a few millimeters across.  This one has a long name — Pogogyne zizyphoroides, also known as Sacramento Beard Style or Sacramento Mesa Mint.  This species is more common at inland sites, less common at the coast.  Many thanks to Michelle Cooper and Peter Warner for their assistance with the identification! 

Minty

 

Coyote-mint (Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana) in bloom on Bodega Head, 22 June 2016

To learn a little more about this species, review the post from 22 July 2012.