| Common Name |
Sticky Monkeyflower, Bush Monkeyflower |
| Latin Name |
Mimulus aurantiacus |
| Native Habitat |
California dry slopes from 0 to 4,800 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month once established |
| Height X Width |
3 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Silver stressdeciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Thornless |
| Ornamental Value |
White to orange to red flowers mid-spring to early
summer |
| Nature Value |
Attracts nectar loving insects and hummingbirds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Mimulus+aurantiacus&title_tag=Mimulus+aurantiacus |
| Image |
http://coepark.org/wildflowers/orange/mimulus-aurantiacus.html |
|
Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5489 |
| Images and data |
http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/mimulus_aurantiacus.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Mimulus%20aurantiacus%20without%20picture.pdf |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/242.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.elnativogrowers.com/california_native_list_species_only.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.anniesannuals.com/plants/plant_display.asp?prodid=2916&account=none |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LILE3 |
