| Common Name |
Sticky Monkeyflower, Bush Monkeyflower |
| Latin Name |
Mimulus aurantiacus |
| Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
7-9, 14-24 / |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Medium |
| 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 |
| Exposure |
Part shade |
| Height X Width |
4 feet X 4 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Silver stressdeciduous, cut back every three years |
| Flowers |
White to orange to red flowers mid-spring to early
summer |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds and cuttings |
| Pests and diseases |
|
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low maintenance, cut
flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Hummingbird, Thornless, Butterfly |
| Nature Value |
Attracts nectar loving insects and hummingbirds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimulus_aurantiacus |
| 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 |
|
Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Mimulus+aurantiacus |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/242.htm |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Mimulus+aurantiacus |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LILE3 |
