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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...