red bush monkeyflower Scrophulariaceae Diplacus puniceus

Leaf:Opposite, simple, evergreen, lanceolate, dark green above, may be hairy or velvety below.
Flower:Large, showy, upright pairs of orange-red flowers in the leaf axils; individual tube-like flowers are 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, five petal lobes somewhat resembling a monkey face when viewed end-on; very fragrant and appearing spring through summer.
Fruit:A dehiscent brown capsule.
Twig:Slender, red-brown.
Bark:Red-brown and somewhat shreddy.
Form:A small rounded shrub to 3 feet tall.

leaf flower twig bark form map

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