Mimulus aurantiacus, Diplacus aurantiacus - Sticky Monkey Flower

Sticky Monkey Flower can be found in full sun near the coast. Mimulus aurantiacus will perform better with east and north exposures further inland. Mimulus aurantiacus blooms with pale orange flowers from mid Winter into the Summer, it stops blooming during the hottest part of Summer and resumes lightly in the Fall. From a landscape standpoint the Sticky Monkey Flower is a somewhat difficult plant because it will not accept much summer water. In an irrigated landscape tending to the individual needs of plants is sometimes difficult. In a wild garden setting Mimulus aurantiacus is tops. It is best to plant Mimulus aurantiacus in the Fall and water it a few times to keep it going until the rains come. By the end of the rainy period in Spring your Sticky Monkey Flower should be established. I have lost Mimulus aurantiacus a number of times in irrigated landscapes. I have seen Sticky Monkey Flowers growing in extremely well drained situations as well as in heavy soils. Mimulus is no longer the accepted scientific name, that goes to Diplacus, but more nurseries seem to be going with Mimulus. Mimulus aurantiacus is a larval food for the Checkerspot and Common Buckeye Butterflies.

Plant pages from the genus Mimulus featured on this site:
Mimulus aurantiacus
Mimulus bigelovii
Mimulus cardinalis
Mimulus flemingii
Mimulus Georgie Red
Mimulus guttatus
Mimulus Jack
Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink
Mimulus Jelly Bean Orange
Mimulus longiflorus
Mimulus Midnight
Mimulus puniceus
Mimulus Ruby Silver