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Bush Monkey Flower
Diplacus aurantiacus
  
94 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Bush Monkey Flower (Diplacus aurantiacus) 94 Nurseries Carry This Plant The bush monkey flower is notable for its cheerful orange and yellow blooms, said to resemble a monkey's face. It's also sometimes called sticky monkey flower because the leaves produce a protective sticky resin. It is a perennial subshrub with flowers that attract hummingbirds and bees.

This low-water plant tolerates a variety of soil types, as long as they are well-draining. In coastal areas, bush monkey flower likes full sun; plant in partial shade in inland gardens.
Sticky Monkey-flower. (2018, September 4). Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. https://www.parksconservancy.org/conservation/sticky-monkey-flower Diplacus aurantiacus, Sticky Monkey Flower. (n.d.). Www.laspilitas.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023, from https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/242--diplacus-aurantiacus ‌ ‌
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3.9 - 5 ft tall
5 ft wide

Form
Form
Mounding, Spreading

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
None

Flower Color
Flower Color
Orange, Red, White, Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported
 
Hummingbirds, insects

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed , 7 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Euphydryas chalcedona Image
Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedonaEuphydryas chalcedona
*
Junonia coenia Image
Common Buckeye Junonia coeniaJunonia coenia
*
Phyciodes mylitta Image
Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylittaPhyciodes mylitta
*
Euphydryas editha Image
Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas edithaEuphydryas editha
*
Megalographa biloba Image
Bilobed Looper Moth Megalographa bilobaMegalographa biloba
*
Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana
*
Annaphila decia Image
Annaphila deciaAnnaphila decia

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Part Shade, Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low, Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established, Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 94

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 15° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerant of difficult soils if adequate drainage is provided. Tolerates Serpentine Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Due to its occurrence in many habitats, Sticky Monkeyflower is associated with hundreds of other plants

Maintenance
Maintenance
Deadhead to increase flower production. Pinch back new growth in spring to maintain more compact form.

Propagation
Propagation?
From seed or cuttings

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
4, 5, 7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Rocky or sandy hillsides, cliffs, canyon slopes, disturbed places in a wide variety of vegetation communities including Chaparral, Coastal Scrub, Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, and Joshua Tree Woodland

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.6" - 117.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.71", Coldest Month: 27.8" - 57.4", Hottest Month: 52.8" - 82.0", Humidity: 0.01" - 34.52", Elevation: -133" - 8815"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Mimulus bifidus,Diplacus bifidus,Mimulus aurantiacus


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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