Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga'

No current common name.

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A twenty year old Topanga Monkey flower is sometimes called Mimulus aurantiacus, which is what they call almost all the monkey flowers. It's like everyone is Bob and Mary. - grid24_24

This Monkey flower is about 25 years old and was found along Topanga Canyon Rd in west Los Angeles. - grid24_24

A perennial monkey flower from Western Los Angeles. Topanga monkey grows on slopes under Quercus agrifolia on north slopes, mixed with Salvia leucophylla, Salvia apiana, Rhus laurina and Arctostaphylos glauca on the south slopes. The flowers are large and deep orange. The plant seems to be (along with the Conejo form) an extreme form of Diplacus longiflorus that is close to Diplacus aurantiacus in appearance Our plants here are planted under oaks in full shade and have done fine for more than 10 years. Larval food plant for the Checkerspot Butterfly. Click here for more about Monkeys in California

(syn. Mimulus 'Topanga'.)

Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga' is great for a bird garden.
Foliage of Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga' has color green and is stressdeciduous.
Flower of Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga' has color orange.

Communities for Diplacus longiflorus 'Topanga':Coastal Sage Scrub.

ph:	6.00 to 7.50
usda:	8 to 10
height[m]:	0.60 to 1.50
width[m]:	0.50 to 1.00
rainfall[cm]:	40.00 to 100.00

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