Sticky Monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Sticky-leaved chaparral subshrub flowering in shades of apricot, orange, and red for months. A hummingbird and checkerspot-butterfly favorite that thrives on dry banks.
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- CA, OR