Plant Database
Yerba Buena
Satureja douglasii、Clinopodium douglasii
Clinopodium douglasii (syn. Satureja douglasii), commonly known as Yerba Buena, is a charming, low-growing, evergreen perennial ground cover native to the western United States, including California. It is prized for its vigorous, creeping habit, its highly aromatic, minty-green foliage, and its traditional medicinal and culinary uses. This delightful plant forms a dense, spreading mat of small, rounded to heart-shaped, glossy, scallop-edged leaves that release a strong, pleasant, mint-like fragrance when brushed. In summer, it produces small, inconspicuous, white to pale lavender flowers that attract bees and other pollinators. Highly adaptable, shade-tolerant, and low-maintenance, it is an outstanding choice for planting between stepping stones, as a fragrant lawn alternative, in woodland gardens, and for erosion control on moist, shaded slopes.