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Deschutes Monkeyflower

Diplacus deschutesensis

Deschutes monkeyflower is a small annual wildflower native only to Oregon, related to the common monkeyflowers. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care should follow the habitat of open, sunny, well-drained sites.

Family
Phrymaceae (Phrym family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Sandy or gravelly, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Tolerates cool temperate conditions; frost-tender as an annual, so sow after the last frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Oregon
Climate
temperate

About

Diplacus deschutesensis, the Deschutes monkeyflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae. It is an annual endemic to Oregon.

The species was described by Guy L. Nesom in 2013.

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 deschutesensis 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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