General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds

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Common names
  • San Diego Monkey Flower
  • Red Bush Monkeyflower
  • Mission Diplacus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Diplacus puniceus
  • Synonym: Mimulus puniceus

Photo Gallery
Location: Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Jardin Exotique & Botanique  Roscoff, Brittany, France
Date: 2023-08-29
Location: Jardin Exotique & Botanique  Roscoff, Brittany, France
Date: 2023-08-29
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, Del Mar, California
Date: 2010-06-19

Date: c. 1840
illustration from 'The Botanist', 1840
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, Del Mar, California
Date: 2010-06-19
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, Del Mar, California
Date: 2010-06-19

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Native Plants Demonstration Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA.
Date: 2014-04-28
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, Del Mar, California
Date: 2010-06-19

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