| Common Name |
Kaweah River Bush
Monkey Flower, Rock Monkey Flower, Southern Bush Monkey Flower |
| Latin Name |
Diplacus calycinus |
| Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Sunset zones /
USDA zones |
|
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Small |
| Native Habitat |
0 to 5,000 feet in central
and southern California |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite or sand
preferred, low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month
|
| Exposure |
Part shade |
| Height X Width |
3 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Silver/green
stressdeciduous leaves |
| Flowers |
White to yellow to orange
flowers from March until July ... look like the face of a monkey [?] |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
None |
| Propagation |
Seeds, cuttings |
| Pests and diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Container, rock garden, low maintenance,
foliage accent, cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Thornless, Fire Retardant |
| Ornamental Value |
White to yellow to orange
flowers from March until July ... look like the face of a monkey [?] |
| Nature Value |
Flowers visited by hummingbirds |
| Native American Uses |
None |
| Links |
|
| Images
and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DILO6 |
| Images
and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5489 |
| Images
and data |
http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/pdf/p2000aspt.pdf |
| Images
and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Mimulus%20aurantiacus%20without%20picture.pdf |
| Images,
nursery, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/245.htm |
| Images,
nursery, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Mimulus+aurantiacus |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DICA12 |
