Jelly Bean Scarlet Monkeyflower, Diplacus (Mimulus) ‘Jelly Bean Scarlet’ in the garden. #californianativeplants #monkeyflower #diplacus #mimulus

Small upright flower that is purple and mahogany with a yellow throat

Up close photograph of purple and mahogany flower with yellow stamen

If you down into the throat of a small flower where it has a leopard spot like pattern

#Diplacus douglasii AKA Purple Mouse Ears

Seen yesterday on the slopes of Mt Tamalpais. This flower is widely distributed across CA and Or and does well in serpentinite soils but can also be found in clay soils and eroded granite. #wildflowers #Diplacusdouglasii #CNPS #marincounty #botany

Fading Fusion Monkeyflower, Diplacus ‘Fading Fusion’

Fading Fusion Monkeyflower, Diplacus ‘Fading Fusion’ in the garden. #californianativeplants #monkeyflower #fadingfusion #diplacus

We were doing some work clearing an area to plant a few citrus trees and I was struck by the variations in our local wild Monkeyflower, Diplacus aurantiacus var. puniceus. Everything from pure orange to deep red and in between.

#californianativeplants #nativeplants #diplacus #monkeyflower 🌱

Day 35 of #JRBPVirtualTour! #Diplacus #aurantiacus, the #stickymonkeyflower, is a #flowering plant that grows in a #subshrub form, native to southwestern #NorthAmerica, through most of #California. In the #lopseed family, #Phrymaceae. Formerly known as #Mimulus aurantiacus.