Orange Mai Tai Mimulus

Mimulus Mai Tai 'Orange' (Mimulus Mai Tai 'Orange', syn. Diplacus Mai Tai 'Orange') is a vivaciously colorful, heat-tolerant monkey flower that brings a bold, warm, saturated orange to the summer garden with a freely branching, prolific flowering habit and an exuberant, tropical energy that makes it one of the most cheerful and rewarding shrubby perennials for sunny, well-drained positions. The Mai Tai series is bred specifically for outstanding heat tolerance and prolific, long-season flower production — a meaningful advance over older, more cool-season-dependent mimulus selections that would fade and decline in the heat of summer — and 'Orange' delivers that improved performance in a vivid, pure, warm orange that radiates sunny warmth and visual energy from every bloom through the full growing season. Each flower has the characteristic monkey-face tubular form of the mimulus genus, adding a delightful botanical personality to the vivid orange color display.

This professional-grade 4" plant arrives with a healthy, well-established root system cultivated through professional horticultural practices — ready to establish and grow into its full, freely branching shrubby form. 'Orange' excels in mixed perennial and annual borders, coastal gardens, Mediterranean-style landscapes, patio containers, and sunny slopes where its vivid warm-orange flowers deliver sustained, heat-resilient color from late spring through fall. It is particularly stunning combined with deep burgundy, golden yellow, and cobalt-blue companions for richly layered, warm-toned summer border compositions of genuine seasonal energy and visual excitement.

• Vivid, Pure Warm Orange Monkey Flower Blooms: Tubular, monkey-faced flowers in a vivid, pure warm orange of real color presence are produced in generous, prolific abundance on freely branching stems — a cheerful, sun-drenched orange that radiates tropical warmth and visual energy in sunny borders, containers, and coastal garden plantings throughout the season.
• Mai Tai Series Heat-Tolerant Performance: Bred for outstanding heat tolerance and prolific long-season flowering — a significant advance over older cool-season mimulus selections — the Mai Tai series delivers vigorous, sustained bloom performance through the hottest summer months when standard mimulus varieties would fade and decline.
• Freely Branching Shrubby Habit: The naturally well-branched, freely flowering shrubby form fills mixed borders, container arrangements, and slope plantings with a lush, colorful, continuously blooming presence — a tidy, attractive, self-supporting habit that requires minimal staking or management throughout the season.
• Hummingbird & Pollinator Magnet: The tubular, nectar-rich orange monkey flowers are powerfully attractive to hummingbirds, native bees, and beneficial insects throughout the long bloom season — making 'Orange' one of the most ecologically valuable and wildlife-rich flowering perennials for sunny, warm-season garden designs.
• Drought Tolerant Once Established: As a California coastal native relative, 'Orange' develops good drought resilience once established in suitable well-drained conditions — a practically self-sufficient, low-maintenance warm-season performer for water-wise, Mediterranean-style, and coastal garden designs where sustained color with minimal resources is the priority.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun to light partial shade with well-drained, average to lean soil; avoid consistently wet conditions and heavy clay — excellent drainage is important for long-term plant health and vigor. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce to moderate supplemental irrigation. USDA Hardiness Zones 8–11; grown as a warm-season annual or tender perennial in cooler climates. Mature height: 18–24 inches; spread: 18–24 inches. Bloom time: late spring through fall. Trim back lightly after the main bloom flush to encourage fresh growth and a renewed wave of prolific flowering through the remainder of the season.