Southern Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus longiflorus

Southern bush monkeyflower is a sticky-leaved California subshrub covered in apricot-to-buff trumpets through spring, drought-tolerant and beloved by hummingbirds.

Family: Phrymaceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 2–4 ft
Spacing: 2–4 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: March, April, May, June
Bloom colors: orange, yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
Landscape uses: foundation
Native states: CA