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Mimulus “Jelly Bean Vanilla Snow”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves and numerous very light soft yellow flowers that fade to pure white, will bloom almost year round. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Junipero Serra”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves and light orange flowers. Blooms profusely in spring, some blossoms will remain on plant almost year round. Attractive to hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Mai Tai Orange”

Evergreen Perennial

Compact shrub monkeyflower that branches readily for a nice bush form. Orange flowers with bright throats attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Mai Tai Red”

Evergreen Perennial

Compact shrub monkeyflower that branches readily for a nice bush form. Red flowers with bright throats attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Pamela”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves with brilliant red blooms year round. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Pumpkin”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves and orange flowers. Blooms profusely in spring, some blossoms will remain on plant almost year round. Attractive to hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Trish”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves and numerous dusky rose-pink flowers that fade to salmon. Flowers are borne nearly year-round in coastal gardens. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Valentine”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves with brilliant red blooms year round. Deer resistant.

Mimulus “Vibrant Red”

Evergreen Perennial

Dark green glossy leaves and numerous red flowers will bloom year round. Deer resistant.

Mimulus alatus

Evergreen Perennial

Orange flowers spring and summer. Deer resistant. Grown as an annual in colder climates.

Mimulus aurantiacus

Diplacus aurantiacus
Evergreen Perennial

Commonly found growing wild on California hillsides. Orange flowers appear sporadically throughout the year. Much more drought tolerant than other mimulus. Deer resistant.

Mimulus puniceus

M. aurantiacus var. puniceus
Diplacus aurantiacus var. puniceus
Evergreen Perennial

Flowers are slightly smaller than other species of Mimulus. Great for attracting hummingbirds to your garden. Semi dormant in winter and will re-emerge in spring. Deer resistant.

Mirabilis jalapa

Stunning vibrant pink flowers. Grows a small caudex, bushy stems and green leaves, to 3ft tall.

May have been cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal purposes.

Momordica rostrata

Cucurbit caudiciform vine with small orange-yellow flowers. Caudex to 12″, can vine 10 to 20 feet.

Monadenium coccineum

Euphorbia neococcinea

Thick green stems, bright red flowers. Will develop a 6″ caudex, vining stems can reach over 3ft. Broad leaves in shadier conditions.

Monadenium echinulatum

Euphorbia echinulata

Classic hooded Monadenium flowers. Deciduous. Keep dry when dormant. Will form a small knobby caudex eventually.

Monadenium ellenbeckii

Euphorbia bisellenbeckii

Shrub to 3’h. with several tender vertical stems, small leaves.

Monadenium invenustum

Euphorbia invenusta

Small caudex, 3ft. stems. Green-veined leaflets surround yellow inflorescence

Monadenium magnificum

Euphorbia magnifica

Thick green stems, large succulent green leaves, all topped with bright red inflorescence. Leaves come and go. Will form small caudex over time. Very low water.

Monadenium ritchei

Euphorbia ritchei

Stems to 16″, small leaves at tips, tiny pink blooms. Dry in winter

Monadenium rubellum

Euphorbia neorubella

Small caudex, 12″ striped stems; Pink flowers. Can be grown from stem cuttings

Monadenium stapelioides

Euphorbia succulenta
Euphorbia neostapelioides

Stems vertical to 12″; scoop-shaped leaves; tiny pink blooms

Monanthes anagensis

Low and shrubby, in the Crassula Family (Crassulaceae). Thick elliptical leaves. Erect stems to 6″.

Monanthes subcrassicaulis

Mediterranean climate succulent groundcover with small yellow flowers. Tight clumps, rounded leaves, grows in rocky crevices.

Monardella “Russian River”

M. villosa “Russian River”

Evergreen Groundcover

From Northern California, found along the Russian River. A great butterfly plant, mixes well with coastal sages and monkey flowers. Pink-purple flowers last throughout the summer. Tolerant of clay soils, can grow under native Oaks. Low water in summer once established.

Monilaria moniliformis

Likes very rocky soils. Winter-growing, flowers in the spring. Will grow an irregular caudex topped with small paired tubular jeweled leaves when active, deciduous when dormant.

Monolena primuliflora

Large-leafed rare tropical epiphyte. Grown as a Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate water, high humidity. Occasionally mist the leaves. Will form a caudex, very slow growing. Red begonia-like flowers.

Monstera “Peru”

Monstera karstenianum

Vining to 8ft with glossy green leaves. Slow growing, can handle low watering. Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil.