Mimulus aurantiacus 'Pine Canyon'

Common Name:
Monkeyflower
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Phrymaceae (formerly in Scrophulariaceae)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
2 feet or more
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
Pale yellow
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Pale yellow flowered form of the typically orange monkeyflower that brightens early summer hillsides in central California grows to a height of about 2 feet. Moderate to occasional water in the summer along with pruning will encourage repeat bloom. Sun to part shade, hardy to 15 degrees F. or less.