Bush Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus), also known as Sticky Monkey Flower, is a perennial subshrub that brightens landscapes with its profuse yellow-orange, tubular flowers from spring through summer. The blooms are said to resemble a monkey's face. Its woody, branched stems are covered with a sticky, varnish-like secretion, which is how it gets the name "sticky monkey flower". This plant's long blooming season makes it a reliable source of nectar for hummingbirds and bees. It serves as a larval food source for the common checkerspot and buckeye butterflies.

Why Choose Bush Monkeyflower?

• Pollinator Magnet: Its flowers attract hummingbirds, bees, and are a larval food source for common checkerspot and buckeye butterflies.
• Long Bloom Season: Provides a reliable nectar source from spring through summer.
• Drought-Tolerant: This low-water plant thrives in dry, rocky conditions and is adaptable to a variety of well-draining soil types, including serpentine soil.
• Deer Resistant: Naturally unappealing to browsing deer.
• Pollinator-Safe: Grown non-GMO and free of harmful neonicotinoids, promoting a healthy ecosystem for pollinators and wildlife.

Available in sets of three, six, or 12 plants to suit any garden size.

Planting Tips:

1. Location: Thrives in full sun in coastal areas but prefers partial shade in inland gardens.
2. Watering: Requires good drainage and prefers to be kept on the dry side. It is a low-water plant and can tolerate little to no supplemental summer water.
3. Maintenance: Minimal care required. Benefits from light, annual trimming. New growth appears in late winter.

For more information on planting, view our How to Plant Your Native Plants guide and other planting tips in the Garden for Wildlife Learning Center.

Add Bush Monkeyflower to your garden for cheerful, long-lasting blooms and a vital nectar source for hummingbirds and butterflies.

Shipping Range:

• CA

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Returns: Due to the nature of our products, we are unable to offer order cancellations, returns or exchanges. In order to guarantee your satisfaction, all plants are covered by our Plant Guarantee.

*To ensure your plants arrive healthy, we may delay shipments to certain areas during times of extreme temperatures, natural disasters, or other conditions that will impact the plants during transit

Sizing: At the time of shipment, our plants have a developed root mass and emerging foliage around 4-8” high.

Recommended container sizes (in width) for container planting: