Red Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus puniceus
Red bush monkeyflower is a coastal southern California subshrub with brick-red to orange tubular flowers, a drought-proof, hummingbird-magnet for sunny dry banks.
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- CA