Family | PHRYMACEAE |
Genus species | Diplacus rutilus (A.L.Grant) McMinn |
Bibliography | Madrońo 11: 83 (1951) |
Native Range | sc. & sw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 400-600m |
Description | stems glandular-pubescent and shortly lanate, leaves sessile, elliptic, entire or serrate, abaxially hirsute, flowers of 2, calyx glandular, corolla 3-5cm, bilabiate |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | red, orange-red |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Diplacus longiflorus var. rutilus (A.L.Grant) McMinn Mimulus longiflorus var. rutilus A.L.Grant |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |