Alameda resident Richard Persoff has devoted 20 years to taming the native bush monkey flower, Mimulus aurantiacus. Although his professional background as a chemist, photographer and insurance ...
Some of the prettiest woody native plants I have in my garden are monkey flowers, probably named after the blooms’ resemblance to monkeys. The sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus or Diplacus ...
Today’s column is about a California native shrub that widely available and a fine addition to the garden. The plant is the Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus aurantiacus, or Diplacus aurantiacus). Its ...
This cheerful little flower has many names: yellow monkey flower, marsh monkey flower, spring seep monkey flower and wild snapdragon, all are true descriptions. The genus name mimulus is from Latin ...