{"id":1257,"date":"2009-12-29T16:35:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T02:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireflyforest.com\/flowersnewx\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2011-07-28T15:23:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T01:23:31","slug":"hyptis-emoryi-desert-lavender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireflyforest.com\/flowers\/1257\/hyptis-emoryi-desert-lavender\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyptis emoryi – Desert Lavender"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hyptis<\/p>\n

\"Hyptis<\/p>\n

Plant Name<\/p>\n

Scientific Name:<\/span> Hyptis emoryi<\/em><\/p>\n

Common Name:<\/span> Desert Lavender<\/p>\n

Plant Characteristics<\/p>\n

Duration:<\/span> Perennial, Semi-deciduous<\/p>\n

Growth Habit:<\/span> Shrub<\/p>\n

Arizona Native Status:<\/span> Native<\/p>\n

Habitat:<\/span> Desert<\/p>\n

Flower Color:<\/span> Lavender to violet<\/p>\n

Flowering Season:<\/span> Spring, Summer, Fall<\/p>\n

Height:<\/span> To 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, but usually less<\/p>\n

Description:<\/span> The flowers are clustered in the leaf axils. The individual flowers are small, 2-lipped, and have 5 lobes. The leaves are woolly, grayish green, opposite, and oval in shape. The leaves vary depending on moisture, becoming smaller and grayer in dry conditions.<\/p>\n

Special Characteristics<\/p>\n

Butterfly Plant<\/span> – The flowers attract butterflies and bees.<\/p>\n

Edible<\/span> – The leaves are edible and can be used to flavor tea.<\/p>\n

Fragrant<\/span> – The leaves have a strong, pleasant, lavender fragrance when crushed. The flowers have only a faint fragrance of honey.<\/p>\n

Classification<\/p>\n

Kingdom:<\/span> Plantae – Plants
\nSubkingdom:<\/span> Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
\nSuperdivision:<\/span> Spermatophyta – Seed plants
\nDivision:<\/span> Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
\nClass:<\/span> Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
\nSubclass:<\/span> Asteridae
\nOrder:<\/span> Lamiales
\nFamily:<\/span> Lamiaceae – Mint family
\nGenus:<\/span> Hyptis<\/em> Jacq. – bushmint
\nSpecies:<\/span> Hyptis emoryi<\/em> Torr. – desert lavender<\/p>\n

More About This Plant<\/p>\n

Arizona County Distribution Map<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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