Diplacus rutilus - Santa Susana monkeyflower

Santa Susana monkeyflower (Diplacus rutilus) is a perennial with large velvet-red flowers, growing in rock outcroppings of decomposed granite north of Los Angeles.¹ It grows 0.5-1 m tall and 0.2-1 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Pollination¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.5-1
Diameter (m)	0.2-1

Footnotes

1. Diplacus rutilus ‘Santa Susana’, Santa Susana Monkey Flower | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩