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Congdon's Monkeyflower

Diplacus congdonii

Congdon's Monkeyflower
Photo: Chris Winchell, CC BY 4.0

Congdon's monkeyflower is a small, hairy annual wildflower native to California, growing no more than about 10 cm tall with magenta trumpet-shaped flowers. It needs moist spots and is best suited to native or wildflower gardens in mild climates.

Family
Phrymaceae (Phrym family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil moist during its growing season, especially in spring when it is active.
Soil
Moist, well-drained soil, such as a loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect from hard frost
How easy
Moderate
Native range
California
Climate
temperate

About

Diplacus congdonii is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Congdon's monkeyflower.

Where it grows

It is endemic to California, where it has a scattered and localized distribution in the mountains and foothills between the North Coast Ranges and the Peninsular Ranges, and the Sierra Nevada foothills. It grows in moist spots on slopes and in canyons, sometimes in disturbed areas.

Other Diplacus plants

Narrowleaf Pansy Monkeyflower · San Diego bush monkeyflower · Diplacus × australis · Harlequin Monkeyflower · Bigelow's Monkeyflower · Bolander's Monkeyflower · Santa Cruz Island Monkeyflower · Wide Throat Yellow Monkey Flower · Kaweah River bush monkeyflower · Cascade Monkeyflower · Cleveland's bush monkeyflower · North Idaho Monkeyflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diplacus congdonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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