Mimulus cardinalis - Scarlet monkeyflower

Scarlet monkeyflower (Mimulus cardinalis, syn. Erythranthe cardinalis) is an evergreen perennial of California mountain streambanks and riparian areas, an aggressive seeder grown for revegetation and for its red, hummingbird-pollinated flowers. It grows 0.5-1 m tall and 0.3-1 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Moist soil¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Soil stabilization¹
• Pollination¹
• Attracting beneficial insects¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.5-1
Diameter (m)	0.3-1

Footnotes

1. Mimulus cardinalis, Scarlet Monkey Flower | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

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