Botanical Name: Mimulus aurantiacus (Diplicus longiflorus)
Common Name: Sticky monkey flower
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an open, loosely branching plant, with slender stems ascending and spreading, to form an open, rounded or mounding shape; this species is more upright than M. punicens
Height 2' - 4' (5')
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in warm sunny habitats; becomes rather leggy if grown in shaded location
Soil tolerates most; avoid wet clay sites
Hardiness hardy (zones 7-9, 14-24): prefers warm coastal foothill areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, elliptic-oval, 1"-2" long, with revolute margins; lighter green than M. punicens
Flowers yellow to ornage, funnel-shaped, with fused corolla; 1"-2" long, in open axillary clusters; March-May
Fruit a capsule: small, papery
 
Propagation:
seed or softwood cuttings
 
Usage:
best as an informal, low filler for its drought-tolerance and heavy display of flowers; good on slopes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers an occasional deep soak – can tolerate frequent watering if drainage is excellent
Fertilizing little required after establishment
Pruning selectively head back and thin out after blooming period to control size and promote new flowering wood; do not shear
Pests/Diseases relatively free; root rot in badly draining sites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern California and Baja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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