| Common Name |
Orange Bush Monkeyflower, Sticky Monkeyflower |
| Latin Name |
Diplacus aurantiacus |
| Native Habitat |
Below 5,000 feet in the Chihuahuan, Sonoran, and Mojave
Deserts |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Twice per month |
| Height X Width |
3 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Poisonous to browsing animals |
| Leaves |
Silver, stressdeciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
One inch yellow to orange to scarlet flowers in spring,
dormant in summer in desert |
| Nature Value |
Hummingbirds and butterflies use flowers, birds eat seeds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| Images, nursery, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/242.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DIAUA |
| Images and data |
http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_plants/mimulus/mimulus_1960.php |
| Images and
data |
http://www.kadel.cz/flora/f/kvCard.asp-Id=8944.htm |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51477/ |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DIAUA |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Diplacus+aurantiacus&title_tag=Diplacus+aurantiacus |
