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 ...

Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that California native plants are less colorful and interesting than the great many nonnative options. The genus that proves conclusively that natives can ...

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 ...

Welcome to our gardening adventure. Let’s grow it together! The bright-eyed monkey flower (genus Mimulus, but for this column, we will use its common name, monkey flower) is aptly named for its cute ...

, known as the clown flower or, more popularly, monkey flower, is neon bright with a big, fat smile. It takes a childlike imagination to see the monkey in the middle, but you need only good drainage ...

If you happen upon the sidewalk along the Sequoia Park Zoo on W Street in Eureka, take a good look at the bright orange flowers tucked in amongst the other native shrubs. This is the sticky monkey ...

The discovery of a new, rare species of monkey flower by professor Jason Sexton provides clues as to how new species are born. Sexton, who researches the monkey flowers that grow wild throughout ...

As we enter yet another year of drought, we can expect to experience a tightening of restrictions on water use this summer. As gardeners, we should consider it our responsibility to pick plants that ...

I love monkey flowers with their pretty little faces. There are many species of monkey flower (Mimulus) — some sticky, some not — and of course many hybrids. Their blooms may be red, white, yellow, ...