Mimulus puniceus
Red Monkey Flower
Description
Red Monkey Flower is an evergreen shrub 18" to 3' tall with numerous red orange tubular flowers. It is a California native that is drought tolerant. It attracts hummingbirds.
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Type
Sandy, Loam
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained, Dry
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Apply as little fertilizer as possible.
If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.