Phrymaceae
Diplacus nanus
Diplacus nanus
Also known as Mimulus microphyton, Mimulus tolmiei, Eunanus nanus, Mimulus reifschneiderae
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Monkeyflower · Western Native · Moist Soil · Part Shade · Small Perennial · California Native · Wildflower · Phrymaceae · Stream Garden
Dwarf monkeyflower is a charming small perennial native to western North America that produces cheerful yellow to cream blooms along stream banks and moist slopes. It performs best in consistently moist, humus-rich soil with partial shade, making it ideal for rain gardens or shaded borders. Avoid letting the soil dry out completely, as this plant is sensitive to drought stress.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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