Diplacus puniceus
Diplacus puniceus Red Monkey Flower.
Diplacus puniceus, Red Monkey Flower
Diplacus puniceus Red monkey flower
Diplacus puniceus Red monkey flower in a coastal garden
Diplacus puniceus Checkerspot Butterfly uses red monkey flower for nectar and larval food.
Diplacus puniceus Red monkey flower works ok as a potted plant.
Diplacus puniceus Red monkey flower growing in heavy shade in San Francisco, and it looked good.
Description
Red monkey flower is a two foot high evergreen shrub with red flowers most of the year. The species ranges from Los Angeles county to San Diego county, California. Diplacus puniceus likes partial shade inland , full sun near coast. Do not over water or the plants will elongate. Along the coast water first month or so only, then forget. Needs good drainage. It is not very cold tolerant and has frozen at 27 F., to the ground at 22 F., has recovered from temperatures to the low teens, but not well. Where happy a very nice bush . A Hummingbird Plant. The customers along the coast in beach sand write poetry about Red Monkey flowering most of spring and summer with hummingbirds and butterflies fighting over it.
(synonym: Mimulus aurantiacus, Mimulus puniceus)
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25 |
$ 7.99 |
| Five Gallon |
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$ 24.99 |
| Fifteen Gallon |
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$ 79.99 |
Characteristics
Diplacus puniceus Red Monkey Flower tolerates sand and deer.
Diplacus puniceus Red Monkey Flower is great for a bird garden.
Diplacus puniceus Red Monkey Flower's foliage color is silver and type is evergreen.
Diplacus puniceus Red Monkey Flower's flower color is red.
Communities
Communities for Diplacus puniceus Red Monkey Flower:Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub.
Ranges for Diplacus puniceus
| ph: | 6.00 to 8.00 |
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| usda: | 9 to 10 |
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| height[m]: | 0.50 to 1.00 |
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| width[m]: | 0.30 to 0.50 |
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| rainfall[cm]: | 31.00 to 77.00 |
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Last edited on 2012-01-08 18:10:06.
